Walking 1/2 of my pre-planned 20k stage today. It’s a beautiful day! Still sick, but getting some walking in.
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October 10 Pedrafita do Cebreiro – Fabio, the Italian pilgrim
Here is Fabio again. Haven’t seen him in a couple of weeks and would have missed him if he hadn’t given me a shout-out. He was walking with a fellow from Denmark. Looks like he’s changed walking partners!
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October 10 Pedrafita do Cebreiro – Elevation map – Back on the road
First day walking since The Onslaught of the Crude. I know I’m not up to 20 km, so will avoid the two hills in the first 10k and start walking at Alto do Polo. — at Concello de Pedrafita do Cebreiro.
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October 9 Dinner!
October 9 Pedrafita do Cebreiro Bus Stop
As an aside, I’m channeling my inner Delta Dawn and “living” in the bus stop. A glass windbreak with sunshine since I appear to have no connectivity (network or WiFi) in my room. For you youngsters. Delta Dawn https://g.co/kgs/9xzzCv Helen Reddy sang it.
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October 9 O Cebreiro Rain’s a comin’
According to the guidebook, I am entering the Galician region/culture. AND “The mountains of Galicia are the first object in 5,000 km that the westerly winds across the Atlantic hit.” This means weather changes. Rain’s a’comin’
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October 9 O Cebreiro
For my Spanish-speaking friends, that’s pronounced oh-thay-bray-air-oh. Just like “gracious” is pronounced gra-the-is. Iglesia de Santa Maria Real. Dating from the 9th century and the oldest extant church associated with the pilgrim way. (Brierly guidebook)
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October 9 Welcome to O Cebreiro
October 9 Las Herrerias de Valcarce – Back in The Saddle
Well. Here I am in Spain with 90 miles left in my 500 mile walk across northern Spain. Four days ago, I got a heckuva respiratory infection. Four days into seven days of antibiotics and I’m on the trail again-with a mountain to climb! No way have I recovered the strength for that, so rented a horse. Last time I was on a horse was when I was 12 on one of Charlene’s horses. Up the mountain we went on a very rocky and steep path. It was a two hour ride and I was scared for most of it.
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October 9 Horse day! Las Herrerias.
