A good nights sleep at Casa Mar and breakfast at 7 at Bar Mar set us up for a good day. Big bonus was our clothes had all dried overnight Manuel has been great – Manuel Angel owns casa mar and bar mar and does the haversack (Mochila) transport on the Camino Invierno
We walked solidly for the first 7 km to the town of O Barco – where we enjoyed a cuppa and a napolitana each. Napolitana is a pastry with chocolate in the centre.
We decided to walk along the river side instead of roadside of the route – what fun . This is the red route which goes through countryside rather than the green route that goes through the villages.
We came across a castle which straddles the road in the small village of Arnado. The link for more info is https://all-andorra.com/arnado-castle/. After Arnado we returned to the regular side of the river in order to rest our feet at Villamartin – by then we had completed 16km.
The River Sil holds a fascination for us both based on our expertise as canoeists
Our hotel in A RUA – O Pillaban – just off the Camino – nice owners – lovely premises
Even though we had eaten a late lunch – we also had some pizza for dinner and saved some for breakfast. Definitely best pizza on the camino from Orballo in A RUA
