Camino de Santiago - Day 6

Proba do Brollon to Vilarino - 20.5 miles

It was another long but also a bit more challenging day. Several paths were either flooded or simply non-existent, it would have been more accurate to call one a stream than a path. My gaiters got a serious workout and luckily my boots stayed dry all day. One path was simply impassable and the alternative route added a full hour to my journey but it got me talking to a lovely local, definitely worth it. The only scary part of my day today was passing 2 very scary, loud and angry-looking dogs. I am not sure what would have happened if they had managed to jump through the fence but I didn't want to find out and walked on pretty fast with my head down. Even though the path ahead was also impassable I chose to climb through thorny bushes, and try to bring back 'the zebra' look, then walk past the dogs again. Definitely a scary moment there. Funnily once I managed to get into a small village the tiniest Chihuahua managed to sort of 'lick/bite' my ankle which I simply ignored. As you can imagine my next stop included a good use of my well-stocked first aid kit. The weather luckily was a bit cooler today, which I really appreciated, after the sweaty day I had before. Even though I walked over 20 miles I didn't feel tired but my feet were singing a slightly higher pitch by the end of the day. My accommodation and dinner were just out of this world and the hosts were simply amazing. I went to bed with my feet elevated and a huge smile on my face.