Today's walk was pretty brutal, mostly because I'm not yet in as good shape as I should be and, hopefully, will be in a few more days. I always thought it would be nice if a trail did not have constant ups and downs, but now I'm not so sure. This walk was a constant uphill for twelve miles, including an elevation gain of 1000 feet in the last two miles of the 12. It ended with a steep downhill for the last three miles. Those steep two uphill miles were rough with mostly loose rocks and stones for a trail. I was glad to get to the summit and start down.
I am in the little village of Poladura de la Tercia. It has an 8 place albergue and a church, but no stores or cafes. I did bring plenty of food (which definitely weighed my pack down) and had canned alubias (white beans) with chorizo tonight. If I can find wi-fi, which is doubtful, I will post this today. Otherwise, there will be two or three posts a fews days from now.
Tomorrow's walk will be shorter at about 8 1/2 miles, but will have a steep ascent to the highest point on this camino. After that it will be mostly downhill to Oviedo.
Some photos from today's walk. The nice lady in the Casa Rural let me use their wi-Fi.
Horray! You did find a Weefee spot! 12 miles of climbing, guess we won't be trying that for a group Camino! I'll be excited to see when you get into Oviedo, as we're thinking of the Primitivo for the next go round.
ReplyDeleteThe Primitivo is also verty scenic, but definitely much more challenging than the Frances. I walked it in 2011 and have some photos posted on my older blog posts.
DeleteBy the way, I walked and talked some with a Spaniard on the path today. When we got here to the albergue, he decided to keep walking to the albergue 8 1/2 miles away. Guess it was not enogh challenge for him yet1
Love the photos, beautiful country! I hope the heights and narrow path are not making you nervous.
DeleteKathy