Friday, April 28, 2017
Day 56: On Way to Chantada
This is a 1200ft sharp descent and then ascent. The River Mimi runs through. The entire sides are trellaced withwine grapes, left over from the Roman's work. The descent is along an old Roman road. The area is breathtakingly beautiful.
D55: Statue of a Pilgrim
It was actually windy that day, so appropriate the pilgrim was holding onto his hat.
D55: Pilgrim statue outside Monteforte
Even though the pilgrim is headed in the actual direction of Santiago, I misread my kml files and started heading in a different direction. Some car honked at me.
D54: Monteforte de Lemos
It was a 34km+ day, so a little tired when I arrived. A kind gentleman invited me into his place for wine, but I was way too tired to oblige him. He did show me a shortcut through the train depot to the Pension Galicia.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Day 49: Start of Camino Invierno
An exercise in Masochism. The terrain is either a steep slope going up or down. I should have researched this better.
This route was alegedly used to Santiago as less snow during winter. However, less snow doesnt translate into less elevation gain as I discovered.
Day 48: Iron Cross on top of mountain
This is where I am finally hitting the mountains since walking on flat lands since Avila. The mountains of Galicia lay ahead.
Saturday, April 15, 2017
D44: Pedro takes photo
Pedro is from Barcelona. Today's destination, Astorga. This is the last stop of the Camino de la Plata, and represents a stop on the Camino Frances.
Day 43: La Bañeza
Here is the albergue in La Bañeza which has old hospital beds to sleep on. Kind of creepy, but better than nothing.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
D42: Navy Maritimers in the town Ajila del Infantada
In the middle of Spain, maritimers have a dedication anchor.
Day 41: Entering Benavente via the Iron Bridge
The train use to run across this bridge. Now it is a Camino alternate route to Benavente. The "iron bridge" is subject of dispute as some in Benavente want to put a road through this route. Others want to retain its natural beauty.
Day 40: Bus between Zamora and route
My hiking shoes had a blow out. So I had to take the bus back to Zamora to get new shoes. These new shoes would promptly chew my feet up.
