Camino Day 15 - Acebo

We left around 8am for a climb into the hills.
It started out pretty ok, but soon turned into a bit of a hard slog uphill on rough terrain.
Stopped in for a great breakfast an hour in.
The scenery was a dramatic change from the last week's with Alpine hills and valleys.
The track was quite rough and rocky, but considering there have been millions of people walking this track for hundreds of years it's not hard to see why it's the way it is.
The main stop on this section is Cruz de Fero, where pilgrims leave a stone from their home country to signify leaving behind something they want to leave behind on the Camino.
It was supposed to be a 16km day but turned into a 21km day once we arrived at our luxury albergue with a pool bar and restaurant, and still only 15 euros.
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