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October 19. O Pedrouzo

Health update: continued improvement. No news on that front 😊
In the best weather, this town is pretty unremarkable. It must have a church – it’s on the Camino. But we had light rain all day, so I didn’t do any exploring. Had two interesting pilgrim conversations- one with a Korean fellow and the other a fellow from Chicago. AND an excellent regional Galician meal.

Carne a la piedra (meat on a stone). The stone (piedra) is preheated until it’s extremely hot, then brought to the table on a wooden base.
Diners are served slices of rare or raw beef, which they cook themselves right on the stone to their preferred doneness.
This method is quite popular in northern Spain, especially in Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country, regions known for excellent beef.
Wet pilgrims. Photo taken from my comfortably dry spot while enjoying my carne a la piedra.
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Stage 38: O Pedrouzo to Lavacolla

October 16: The usual stage is Pedrouzo to Santiago (about 20km), but I made two short days out of it. It was such a short walk I almost forgot to take pictures. A few last visits with camino families who would be walking on to Santiago, a stroll around Lavacolla and a big pat on my own back for stopping the day before the afternoon rain storm.

Pilgrim pup with its humans.
Church in San Paio
Inside the San Paio church
Church in Lavacolla
Rio Sionlla In Lavacolla where medieval pilgrims would wash before entering Santiago.