In Sarria...

I didn't mention the fun part about yesterday (and as it turns out, today too). For a good portion of this part of the Camino, you walk along trails that are almost completely enclosed with mature Chestnut and Oak trees. It's beautiful walking along these types of paths but they can be a bit on the tricky side too. It's fall here in Spain and if you haven't guessed it yet, the chestnuts and acorns are ripe. What this has meant, especially yesterday and today, aside from doing the cow pattie dance, you are often being bombarded from above by either type of nut and often both at the same time. It was kind of fun (OK you have to entertain yourself on some stretches of the trail), trying to avoid getting knocked on the head.
Today's walk was quite enjoyable. The birds seemed especially loud and plentiful. I had been hearing a couple of birds for a while now and today I actually got to see them (even pics of one if them). The one I got the picture of has an ecxepionally happy sound.
My guide book said that after a steep climb out of Triacastela, you would be able you catch glimpses of the Galician rolling hills and lush valleys below as well as Sarria in the distance. That wasn't the view I saw today. The mist in the valley was as white as a cotton ball and as dense looking. It was amazing to see because you could see the tops of the mountains all around but then they just ended and there was this white blanket of mist covering the entire valley. The path I was following wound around and down the mountain. Eventually, I could catch glimpses of the land below. At one point there was a break in the mist part way down. There was a farm perched on the side of a hill and the mist was all around but there was a break in it just around the house. It was really cool looking, I hope the pictures turn out. Of course, eventually, I too was surrounded by the mist. One minute I could see the clear sky above and the next, it appeared to be a cloudy day. I didn't actually see the sun again until several hours after I arrived in Sarria and the mist had burned off.
Sarria itself is OK. It's large town that has a old section and a newer section. It appeared to me that the town planners made no effort to blend the new with the old which, at least in my opinion, is such a shame...especially to see such an unattractive contrast.
Adios for now...