As with last year, we spent the last days sampling the local beers, wines, and meat – and lots of it.

Muxía saw us dine at A Lonxa de Álvaro, a restaurant we’d tried several times to book at but never had any response. In the end we turned up as soon as they opened and managed to get a table.

We ate foie gras on cecina (cured sirloin), octopus, suckling pig shoulder, and sirloin with a Pedro Ximinez sauce.

Back in Santiago, we visited the amazing Mercado de Abastos – a food market that makes Borough Market look like a dingy corner of Lidl. We purchased some amazing cheeses (Castelo from O Cebreiro – a strong chalky white cheese, and one of the oldest Galician cheeses), and a Galician Cabrales (a lovely blue cheese). There was a stand selling wine that allowed you to bring your own food from around the market, so breakfast was quite a boozy affair 😅.

After this we visited El Papatorio Tapas y Brasas for some great tapas, and a very modern carniceria called Beher several times for their amazing meat snacks, including an awesome sausage called Morcilla choricera – made from a blend of morcilla (black pudding) and chorizo 🤤. The fact it was run by a guy who wouldn’t look out of place in a Meatloaf tribute band, and played great rock classics was a bonus 😄.

After this, we headed back to last year’s celebratory haunt for the end of the walk, Asador Gonzaba, for 1.5kg of old cow txuleton and a handful of roasted vegetables to make it appear healthy 😄.

The leftover blue cheese from our breakfast feast got eaten at the airport with a small Galician bread (€0.55, freshly-baked from a panadería!).

Spain – yet again – saw us eat well and drink well. Until next year, it shall remain a fond memory 😊.