Leaving El Acebo at Sunrise
Our Danish friend Steen
The days hike starts on the highway out of town
A French pilgrim couple with their Camino dog who leads the way
Pictures do not do this starkly beautiful and remote landscape justice!
The quality of light is incredible!
Walking from a dirt path into the "adorable"
village of Riego de Ambros
Beautiful pastures and mountains to view from the winding narrow Main Street of the village
Cute well kept cottage style houses line the main street through town with a few food shops sprinkled throughout.
Love the use of wood and stone!.... these folks really maintain the richness of their wood doors and wood trim
Side of road Camino conference... Mariah, Catherine & Steen
Taking in the beauty of the early morning trail
Oh my! ... Check out the rock path we get to navigate downhill!
Nothing like a rocky downhill path to keep one on their balance game
So many varieties of natural beauty to take in!
Colorful rolling hills and valleys
Entering the picturesque village of Molinaseca... Population 800
Beautiful section of gardens as you enter the village tended by individual residents
17 th Century Church captures your eye as you enter town
We crossed into the downtown over an ancient Roman bridge and the river Rio Meruelo
3 amigos on this amazing bridge...stonework is stunning
Beautiful silhouettes of the pruned sycamore trees on the river
Check out the Roman bridge we are viewing from our morning outdoor breakfast table .... We found a Spanish restaurant that actually offered bacon and eggs "for breakfast" !
We feel we stepped into a movie set in this village of Molinaseca! Unbelievable!
Great bread display .... Baked today of course!
A new use of your old turn table.... they had it spinning with their produce whirling about to entice you into their market
Looking back at how far we have hiked!
Home gardens in the city... entering the city of Ponferrada, population 69,000
Wow... A genuine castle in downtown Ponferrada
Close up of the 13th Century Templar Castle, very impressive! Its interesting history includes being demolished and rebuilt several times .It was first reconstructed over a destroyed Visigoth fort which was built over a Roman fort which was built over a pre-Roman Castro. Amazing history!
Beautiful river flowing through the City of Ponferrada
Walked through the entire city of Ponferrado on the Camino trail and into the next town of Iglesia S. Maria for the evening.
Old and renovated housing all with quaint and clever cottage detail
On the trail we cross paths again with our new Camino friends Larry and Kristi from Albuquerque, New Mexico....taking a snack break under a tree. We have met them off and on for days on the trail and at overnight stops & enjoy touching base!
It was a full 8 hour day on Camino full of beautiful villages, nature's beauty, food, friends, great conversations, cappuccinos and LOTS of WALKING!
The adventure continues....
Mary and Mariah
Grannies on Camino
Mary - Cary just dropped off your map with your blog address!!! I tried to find it early by googling "grannies on camino", but I am so happy to see your progress, even though you are almost done!!! Great job!! Can't wait to hear more about it! Mary
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It was great to hear from you Mary ! Quite an adventure , no way to prepare for this experience! Lots to share! Mary
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