Day 31 - to Valtuille de Arriba

I woke to the bluest sky this morning... what a relief! 🫶 We set off at 7.15am for 28kms. The walk was really pleasant today... lots of little villages every 5kms or so and heaps of vineyards!

1st stop was Ponferrada, where the Knights Templar Castle is ... we had a pancake brekky until 9 am, but the castle didn't open until 10 am, so I sadly had to skip the tour as there was still 21km to walk!

We chatted to a German lady who told us she shared a room with a Japanese man last night since he had 4 beds in his room! However, she was most horrified when she found his teeth in a glass in the bathroom, and he also didn't close the door when using the toilet - for 1s or 2s!!! 😱... I think she was scarred for life! 🤣

We got very distracted along the route today as there were so many fruit and nut trees!! But what caught our eye the most was a big cherry tree!! We tried to pick from it, but most of the fruit was too ripe...bummer! ☹️

I spontaneously booked an albergue for tonight, which is in a very small village with very little around. However, the reviews were great, and it sounded nice with dinner & breakfast ... she also has 5 dogs for me to play with!!

We arrived at La Biznaga - Albergue de Peregrinos, and we're sitting out back waiting to be checked in when who pops their head out the door, but MO from the US! Our long-lost friend from week 1!!! We have been keeping in touch on whatsapp, but neither of us knew where we were at! It was such a nice surprise, and we all had a lovely communal dinner, sharing stories and having a good laugh! 🍷

The weather is warming up, so we'll 'aim' to leave earlier to miss the hottest part of the day tomorrow which is around 3pm. 🌞... Buenos noches!! 🌚Lue lisää