Everyone was commenting on how great it was to be going downhill on a short day of 17kilometers. That opinion changed as we walked for 8 kilometers in 30 degrees Celsius. Needless to say the beer vending machine is doing a booming business!
We are in Ponteferrada now. Several pilgrims thought it would be nice to have a break from the 180 bed alburgue and stay at a private alburgue or hotel. Hah! As they so often say, there was no room at the inn. We are now staying with 178 of our new closest friends at the municipal alburgue. Actually it is quite nice. It has a garden, a fountain, and a beautiful view of the snowcapped mountains. In some ways, it feels to both of us like staying at a conference hotel where everyone is attending the same conference.
We are spending tomorrow at Ponteferrada to explore the Knights´Templars castle and the local art gallery. So far, we have covered 270.5 kilomters on the Camino. We have 211 kilomters to go until Santiago. Today over a drink or two with an Australian acquaintance, we all admitted freely that we will never do the Camino again. Once, as they say, is enough.
Jim and our English walking friend Sue had their maladies looked at today by a medico here at the alburgue. He was not too impressed with Jim´s blisters and gave him only a mecuricrom swab and bandage. Sue got the full meal deal, including a compression stocking.
One of the wonderful moments today was coming down a kilomters long pass to arrive at a fruit stand with fresh cherries. We gobbled them down!
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