Today we arrived in Glacia.
After four days of rain we finally saw some blue skies. We are staying the night in Triacastela.
It has been a couple of days since we left Ponferrada. Once we were out of the city we walked through acres and acres of vineyards. The scenery was incredible, we walked as far as Villafranca del Bierzo where we settled for the evening in a private refugio. The next day we headed for La Faba. After what seemed like miles and miles along the highway we started the ascent through the forest to LaFaba. It was a grueling rocky uphill climb, but despite the rain we enjoyed the views. It was pouring rain in the forest...does that make it a rainforest? When we finally arrived a the top, we were relieved to find the Albergue just steps away was just opening its doors. The albergue is in a renovated 18th century building next to the church. In the evening the Fransciscan brothers held a special ceremony for the pilgrims.
This morning, we finished the climb to the top of the mountain arriving in O'Cebreio in the early morning for cafe and crossiants. Today we reached the highest elevation and have started our descent.
In Spain, wine goes with everything. Today in we saw someone eating a bowl of Nestle Crunch cereal paired with wine. Hmmm....will that be red or white?
After 8 days of walking with our packs, we are starting to feel the stiffness in our muscles. We have gone over 180km since we started and are looking forward to reaching the next significant milestone which is the marker that indicates 100km to go until we reach Santiago.
...type at you later
Christiana and Shiloh
After four days of rain we finally saw some blue skies. We are staying the night in Triacastela.
It has been a couple of days since we left Ponferrada. Once we were out of the city we walked through acres and acres of vineyards. The scenery was incredible, we walked as far as Villafranca del Bierzo where we settled for the evening in a private refugio. The next day we headed for La Faba. After what seemed like miles and miles along the highway we started the ascent through the forest to LaFaba. It was a grueling rocky uphill climb, but despite the rain we enjoyed the views. It was pouring rain in the forest...does that make it a rainforest? When we finally arrived a the top, we were relieved to find the Albergue just steps away was just opening its doors. The albergue is in a renovated 18th century building next to the church. In the evening the Fransciscan brothers held a special ceremony for the pilgrims.
This morning, we finished the climb to the top of the mountain arriving in O'Cebreio in the early morning for cafe and crossiants. Today we reached the highest elevation and have started our descent.
In Spain, wine goes with everything. Today in we saw someone eating a bowl of Nestle Crunch cereal paired with wine. Hmmm....will that be red or white?
After 8 days of walking with our packs, we are starting to feel the stiffness in our muscles. We have gone over 180km since we started and are looking forward to reaching the next significant milestone which is the marker that indicates 100km to go until we reach Santiago.
...type at you later
Christiana and Shiloh
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