Sarria

Triacastela – Sarria 19km

After last nights little session, I was a little tired in the morning. My accommodation last night was so cosy. Like a little cave and I didn’t want to get up out of the comfy bed. But I did, about an hour later than I usually got up. I said bye bye to my cosy little room and got on the trail.

A couple of km up the hill and first photo opportunity. I wasn’t that impressed with it but everyone was gettin selfies and a few pro photographers were taking ages setting up different lighting positions and settings on their big show off camera’s. But heres the result of another fellow Irishmans attempt at professional photography. I think Eamonn done a good job to be fair.

Rolling green countryside and beautiful pathways seen me get to Sarria and start searching for my accommodation. After half an hour walking through this small city I found the Albergue. And it was closed! At least for another hour. So off I went to the laundrette to clean a big bag of clothes. I stripped off the shirt and socks I had on and fired them in too and sat there semi-naked for 45mins while the washed and dried. Must be a done thing on the camino as no-one batted an eyelid.

The further I got into Sarria, the more disappointed I was with the place. After being spoilt in all the cities and larger towns on this Camino, this place was an absolute shithole full of rude people. I met a fella called Bill from North Carolina and we had dinner together and a couple of pints. We both ordered the same pizza and after about half an hour later one pizza came out and the waiter apologized as he said the other one had ‘burnt to the ground’! We shared the first pizza and then awaited the second. It wasn’t the best pizza either but foods food.

Went for a walk around town to see if there was anything worth looking at but no. This place is as good as Larne! They might even have their own inbreds living there too 🤔

Tomorrow I walk 24km to Portomarin. Hopefully it will be a little better than this place. I swear, even the dead western type hamlets I have passed through to date are much more pleasant than this place.

Wan more pint then bed! See ya 🍻