When I left Australia I purchased quality items for snow conditions and
am carrying an extra couple of kilos in weight. With the cancellation of
my original flights I missed out walking the Pyrenees in snow, now
today it is snowing in Burgos and O'Cebreiro and we are 2 days out and
walking in brilliant sunshine. You just can't plan on weather and
airplanes.
Left Sarria in light fog this morning but mild conditions.
Once again in winter you can't assume anything and we walked 18km to
Mercadoiro before finding the first open bar for hot coffee. Lunch
consisted of shared apple, oranges and dried fruit plus the water we
carried. The walk itself was a joy although there was a tense moment
when we had to use the railway bridge on a blind corner because our
wooden bridge outside Sarria was rotten, underwater and dangerous.
The
country side is brilliant green rolling farmland and patches of oak
forest, the sky emerald blue and the paths reasonably good and covered
in the normal mud, cow manure and leaves. In places the road was
dangerous where night moisture had frozen to glass like ice and every
step had to be watched. The leg muscles are now getting tired and will
be happy to finish the last 85km to Santiago.
The albergue in Portomarin
is very modern and large and promises a good night sleep. Tonight at 19:00 we are going to Mass and then soup for dinner and bed. Kristina who is my daughters age is already planning for me to walk the 1000km Via de la Plata from Seville to Santiago with her. I've also got invites to Slovenia and Hamburg.
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