Day 25 + 26 We love the mountains

We have just finished two days of walking along (up and down) the Cantabrian mountains which were just so beautiful. The local communities are all farmers and lots of men and their hounds were out for what we assumed were local hunts. On Saturday we walked into a very small village and they were having their festival. Ever since leaving Pamplona we have seen each town having their festival which invokes lots of alcohol and partying all night. We have often seen them still partying as we set off walking at 7 am. So we joined in the dancing as the road was blocked my a massive lorry carrying the band and speakers. Today was more straight up the mountains but we arrived to a stunning hotel with a pool. It will be difficult to leave in the morning as the sun is out, the views are amazing and chatting to a dad and daughter just make today full of laughs. Tomorrow we need to dig deep for our last long walk of 36 km to make sure we get to Santiago on time. Free accommodation is tight and this is the only place we could get a bed (not even a private room). Starting to get excited and amazed at our 800 km walk with just 100km left to go. Want to say thank you to everyone for their supportive comments and for the funds to help others in need.
Greg's update, as we have moved into the region of Galicia we now have Amstel beer which is just awesome.