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Day 2: Santo Estevo to Santiago de Compostela, 15 September 2026
main culprit that required lengthy investigation.
For the rest of the rally, the final two Regularities were
the only challenges to deal with once the plates had been
cleared away. The first being a low-level run from Umia
towards a Route Check in As Pereiras. The second came
shortly afterwards, together with some mischievously
ambiguous tulip instructions. It snaked through the Val
do Ulla, taking in vineyards, gravel tracks and a couple of
river crossings spanned by ancient and narrow bridges.
The night halt, in the NH Hotel in Santiago de
Compostela, was within sight and it was a relief to find a
modern ring road to whisk us towards the medieval city
centre and a very agreeable, well-deserved dinner. More
birthday wishes were due, this time for Zuzana Ratajova.
Peter and Griz Gordon, 1933 Talbot 105 VdP tourer
Jason and Sarah Smith, 1938 MG TB
Lunchtime fixes for the 1939 BMW 328 of Simon and Juanita Brien
Nigel and Sally Woof, 1930 Talbot AO75/90
Text & photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Another Regularity over the Serra do Suído saw the cars
climbing again, heading towards a wind farm well above the
tree line. It was hot work and, within sight of the summit,
the gradient got the better of Vinnie and Dianne Hayes’
Bentley, which finished the day on a flatbed. There’s hope
the car will restart tomorrow, but there’s a bit of midnight
oil to burn before we’ll know.
The Time Control at Mosteiro de Aciveiro was our second
ecclesiastical setting of the day, offering an excellent lunch
of local empanadas and a hearty beef stew. Most crews
had time to savour the feast, but Simon Brien had his postprandial enjoyment cut short thanks to a misbehaving trip
meter. Kenny MacEwan and Susan Godfrey’s Riley Kestrel
had also been misbehaving. A faulty fuel pump being the
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