Monte do Gozo

We had a very interesting time at our albergue last night. There was quite a commotion at three in the morning. At first we heard loud whispering and much giggling. Then the man next to the window arose from his bed iwearing only his white underwear. He went into the small room adjoining our sleeping quarters and started yelling. Laying in the bed with the best view of the scene, I watched a young woman trying to climb through the open window. A male voice coming from behind the girl and was trying to explain that they were staying at the albergue but had somehow missed the 11 p.m. curfew. The underwear man was having none of it and kept telling the young couple off. He finally let the man in. The man, in turn went to the front door and let in his companions. (There seemed to be more than just the two of them trying to break in.) Things seemed to settle down for a while and as people fell back to sleep, the snoring began. Another commotion occurred when another man got up, yelled, and threw a shoe at the offending snorer. Things settled down after that and we managed to sleep peacefully for the rest of the night. 

This morning we started out by 8:30. It was dark, wet, muddy and raining. It did not take long for there to be enough light to see where the really muddy sections were. The rain stopped and we had a lovely walk to Monte do Gozo. We came upon many friends and fellow peregrinos as we walked. We are now 4.7 km. from the cathedral in Santiago. We will arrive in good time tomorrow so that we can get our certificates of completion and still make the pilgrim mass at noon.