START / END TIME: 5:39 to 11:10
WALK / TOTAL TIME: 5:09 / 5:31
SPEED / PACE: 13:13
WEATHER: 60°'s
TERRAIN: Up and down, mostly down. Hard climb after Hospital de la Condesa
↗: 499 ↘: 998
↗: 499 ↘: 998
ACCOMMODATION: Aitzenea
PRICE: € 8
NARRATIVE: I barely slept last night, worrying about what to do about Tere. She was not a happy camper. At around 4:00, after hours if searching, I was able to find one bus that left O Cebreiro at 6:49. I woke Tere at 5:00, explained that if she could walk the 2.5 kms up to O Cebreiro, we could make the bus if we left around 5:30, so off we went.
It was dark and heavy mist when we left. I was nervous as there was no one else around and we were on a very rural paved road. The route wasn't marked, at least not that we could see, so I hoped we were on the right path the whole way. I didn't love it when we passed a random camper that was parked along side the road, especially since a farmer lectured Tere the previous day about walking alone. We made it to O Cebreiro with plenty of time to spare, found an open cafe and got a cup of hot chocolate. The owner directed us to the "stop" and we were soon joined by two more riders. Shortly before the bus arrived, I headed off, hoping once again the whole time I walked that we'd connect.
I walked quickly, eventually meeting up with Sean from N.C. Our conversation made the time go really fast and I took no breaks, except for 1 pitstop so I walked the 20 something km in 4 hours.
When I neared the church, Tere was sitting there patiently waiting. We were able to check into the same albergue I stayed in last time. I took a quick nap, then we went off to the store to buy soup, pasta, bread, rice pudding and snacks for tomorrow. We made a big lunch and are now just chilling.
It was dark and heavy mist when we left. I was nervous as there was no one else around and we were on a very rural paved road. The route wasn't marked, at least not that we could see, so I hoped we were on the right path the whole way. I didn't love it when we passed a random camper that was parked along side the road, especially since a farmer lectured Tere the previous day about walking alone. We made it to O Cebreiro with plenty of time to spare, found an open cafe and got a cup of hot chocolate. The owner directed us to the "stop" and we were soon joined by two more riders. Shortly before the bus arrived, I headed off, hoping once again the whole time I walked that we'd connect.
I walked quickly, eventually meeting up with Sean from N.C. Our conversation made the time go really fast and I took no breaks, except for 1 pitstop so I walked the 20 something km in 4 hours.
When I neared the church, Tere was sitting there patiently waiting. We were able to check into the same albergue I stayed in last time. I took a quick nap, then we went off to the store to buy soup, pasta, bread, rice pudding and snacks for tomorrow. We made a big lunch and are now just chilling.
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