Day 25: Gonzar to Melide (Walk - 32km)
Left early as I found it impossible to sleep. My bunk was located between a snorer who also racked in smokers caugh through the night and a women who snored non-stop. I am pleased that I got going when I did as it was a glorious with cold air and pale blue early morning sky. The start of the walk was a gradual uphill for the first 10km. The view back was spectacular with the mist shouding the low lying land as the sun came up over the horizon.
The countryside I walked though today was very similar to yesterday. Many small dairy farming villages with cows stopping to give me stare as I passed. 
The other notable feature of the walk today was the appearance of Eucalyptus trees which I guess were introduce from Australia. 
Seemed strange after the last few weeks of walking to see familiar vegetation - made me more than a little homesick. After lunch the temperature was noticably higher then yesterday afternoon. It felt almost summery. 
I could walk in only 2 layers of clothing instead of the 4 or 5 I have been in up to now. But of course for the Europeans it was positively tropical. Arrived in Melida which was my destination for the day - a small town with lost of peole out and about enjoying the late afternoon spring sunshine.
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