Day 24, no rain but cloudy. We set out early and the pace that Greg and the girls were setting, I could not keep up. I'm a slow walker, like a turtle, but I get there. The terrain as I mentioned earlier had changed. I was getting closer to the west coast of Spain, more mountains and weather patterns (i.e. rain) from the Atlantic Ocean. I walked alone for quite a while, one thing kept bothering me. A girl from a European country like Belgium was dragging her walking poles on the pavement. It was really annoying. I tried to walk faster, with no luck. I tried slowing down, no luck. Finally, we got separated somehow. If you have walking poles, you use them, pack them on your back, DO NOT DRAG THEM! lol.
 |
| A very tall overpass |
 |
| Hilly village |
 |
| water running out of hillside |
 |
| totally different type of trail |
 |
| lady herding her cattle in |
 |
| mountains ahead |
The walk was so different. The scenery had changed so much, so wet. Finally entered the town of O'Cebreiro. Basically made out of all stone.
 |
O'Cebreiro Iglesia oldest church still on the Camino
9th century
|
Stayed in the municipal albergue, very nice 5 euros. Greg and the girls were waiting on me there. This is where I met Gary, a retired State Department employee. He and I would later dine on pulpo in Santiago, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
I had planned an early morning start, but Greg and the girls were not in for it. I would be leaving alone in the morning.
I walked 30.1 km or 18.7 miles today.
No comments:
Post a Comment