Gonzar to Melide
Did I mention we’ve had a lot of rain?
Them!
And then we had more rain . . .
A good surprise was finding several groves of eucalyptus trees.
Starting our dinner in Melide with an order of spiced boiled octopus – pulpo. A specialty in town, and good. Especially with cold beer after a day of cold rain and eight hours of walking.
Two of today’s compañeras Katie and Irene, pleased about the pulpo. Irene’s husband Chris is beside me and so out of frame, happily consuming a big bowl of Galician soup.
That bread looks mighty good too. I bet Gay could give us a long rendition about the quality compared to the perfect baguette in Paris. Take care!!
Karen, the bread in the regions of Galicia and Castilla y León are bland. Like bread in the Umbria region of Italy. The crust and the crumb are excellent, but there is no salt in the dough, so the flavor is flat. However, I thought the bread in the Basque region of Navarre in Spain was as good as any I’ve had anywhere.