Soldón to A Pobra do Brollón

I walked 31 km today - more than I had planned, but I am blaming it on Michael from The Wise Pilgrim. He has a Camino Planner and according to my plan it was supposed to be 21 km. Either he made a mistake or I did.

And in the first town with coffee, I saw at three taxis that I could have used. I was tempted. But I am here to walk, so I walked.

There were two large hills in today’s route, and a descent in the middle. But the hills weren’t too steep, so I just took it slow and I managed. I actually felt okay at the end of the day. 🥰

Bonus today - I met pilgrims! It has been three days since I spoke with anyone not local to the area. Which is interesting, but today when I met a woman from Toronto, I was thrilled! We walked for quite a while together. It was so nice to speak in English for a change. And to understand every word spoken, lol. I understand a fair bit of Spanish now, but I still probably miss quite a bit of the conversation.

I did say pilgrims. I met Claudius from Germany again, as well as several others in the albergue (it is not deserted this time). Two Germans, myself, and five Spaniards.Read more