Saturday, June 03, 2017

6/3/17 Day 24: Foncebadon to Ponferrada (27.18 kms)

START / END TIME:  7:06 to 13:30
WALK / TOTAL TIME:  6:00 / 7:24
SPEED / PACE:  13:13
WEATHER:  68°
TERRAIN:  A slight up in a.m. to the Cruz de Ferro, then down hill the rest of the day.
↗:  335      : 1,223

ACCOMMODATION:  Alea
PRICE: € 17 with dinner


NARRATIVE:  The day started well with za climb in the fog to the Cruz de Ferro. Then downhill the rest of the day. I passed through my two favorite villages - El Acebo and Riego de Ambrose where I took tons of photos. From Molinaseca to Ponferrada, it was all road walking and, unfortunately, I took the long way. Following the road instead of the Camino would have saved me an hour of walking as I had to circle back to where the albergue was. Tere got a ride from a woman at the albergue and went to see a doctor who gave her medicine and told her to rest. She was at the albergue when I arrived. 

The meal was great - lentil stew, quiche, and ice cream.

I am writing this a day later because for some season, of all days, my camera lost all the photos I took this day and I was really bummed. From now on, I'm saving to the phone rather than the SD card, as I think it may need to be reformatted.

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