An Italian Lift into O Cebreiro

The last several miles today matched the Pyrenees in difficulty- the only other level 5 day on the Camino Frances. Hard to believe that the Pyrenees had 2x as much incline! It was a challenge for Marianne and I. Later on, David and Steven breezed up the climb, and did so on a few beers!

I’m pretty sure it’s the longest time I hadn’t heard anything come out of Marianne’s mouth since I’ve known her (see video proof below!)

But the Italians came to the rescue. As we approached the Galician border we ran into Amerigo and Lisa and their enthusiasm (Amerigo points out that the roots of enthusiasm means “God within”). They carried us into the gorgeous mountain village of O Cebriero.Читать далее