Villafranca

I walked 16.5 miles to get here but it was all worth it. I loooooooove this place. I have a beautiful room, getting ready for a great lunch out here on the terrazzo all by myself 😀

Left at 6:20 AM and it was definitely a bit scary. I was alone for the first 5 miles, walking through some dark alleys through the old town of Ponferrada and along a waterway and deserted parks. Would have been scarier in SF 😀! But still, dark, and had to use my iPhone light to find the way. But I made it and a little after 8 I had my first coffee and some toast. Around 10 I had my second coffee and a chocolate croissant.
Checked in around 1PM (it was getting really hot) and just finished an amazing lunch. Black squid crockets and a delicious white fish. Living it up!!!

Michael Jackson shows up every so often - he must have fans around here.

Someone wasn’t happy about the 198.5 km sign. I wasn’t either since I had already walked more than 9 miles (14km) by then.

Not a lot of people around today.

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