Found out this morning at the albergue in Oia that one of the posters on the kitchen wall was Fiestas Gastronomica (Food Festivals) for the region of Pontevedra. Listed in January was Oia/Arrabal and the specialty is sausage. Guess what we had for dinner after shopping for groceries. Yep, it was pasta with, I believe locally made, sausage. And we were saying how good it was when we didn't even know it is the specialty here.
We set out early today knowing it is going to be a longer day with rain in the forecast. We were not in a hurry since we booked the albergue already so we stopped for a late lunch in Baiona, about an hour from Sabaris. The first restaurant we saw did not strike my fancy so I went on Google and found this family restaurant close by with a 4.6 rating. It turned out to be the best food so far on the camino. Among the four of us, we had pig ears, yes pig ears, ratatouille with egg, melon with ham and shrimps for primeros (first course) and roast pork leg, hake x2 and calamari for secondos (second or main course). All the dishes were excellent and plentiful. We highly recommend A Taberna de Abrente which is actually along the main route through Baiona. A drink, bread, two-course meal and coffee is only 12.95 Euro. We definitely give it a 5 rating.
Over the last couple of days, we walked a lot along the highway with a wide sidewalk painted yellow. Occasionally, the route turns towards the ocean with bikes going straight. Invariably, after a short trek through the paths by the sea, we came back up and re-join the yellow road. Eventually we learned that for tired pilgrims like us near the end of the day, we can just keep following the yellow road without worrying about getting lost.
Oh yes. Rain got us a couple of times. The first time we got our ponchos on just in time. The second time, we were beyond care not knowing how long it was going to last and we got wet. We are used to it by now.
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