New faces quickly become old friend on a long distance, multi stage walk. Last night was case in point. Friends made only a few days or weeks ago are always a welcome sight.
I’d paid for breakfast, so another late start was guaranteed. I didn’t make a lunch as the pilgrim guide book told me there was a cafe en route that was actually going to be open on a Sunday. But first there was some walking to do.
First stop was
Rennebu Church. This is one of only five Y shaped churches. We were treated to a tour of the beautiful wooden interior, made sure our pilgrim passports were stamped, availed ourselves of the toilets and were soon back on our way.
Quite a bit of today was spent on a gravel road, the rest on forest ‘paths.’ Some of these paths were practically invisible due to the number of felled and fallen trees that needed to be negotiated. More than one tricky river crossing was made. Sadly there is no video evidence of the truly scary one, we were just relieved to be over!
Two thirds of the way in we arrived at the pilgrim cafe. It was lunch time! Ham and cheese omelettes, with toast, followed by home made apple cake and coffee. Delicious.
Just as we were about to leave people we knew arrived. So that delayed our departure a little. A whole hour for lunch! At least we’d dodged some of the rain. It had been weird weather, bright sunshine, brief, heavy downpours and a stiff wind that ensured a fairly chilly day.
Accommodation tonight is in an old farmhouse. There are seven people here tonight, three I have not met before which is exciting. For only the second time this trip I am sharing a room - but still no bunk bed!
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