Continuing through the pasturelands of Galicia the landscape alternates between dense forest of chestnut and small isolated villages, the few occupants living their lives much as they have for generations. Today is a good day for trying some traditional Galician dishes en route, specifically the famous octopus with potatoes! The village of Melide is renowned all over Spain for this particular meal and we can stop here for lunch in one of its traditional restaurants. And what better way to finish than by washing it down with some of the excellent local white wine from the Riberas Baixas near Pontevedra. After lunch we complete the last few kilometres on a steady downhill to the town of Arzua, our destination for the evening.