wednesday 14 may. Rabanal del Camino – Molinaseca – Ponferrada.

33 km, total 570,5 km. Pretty tough trecking.

Refugio Gaucelmo offered a breakfast. Steve then went first and I about 20 minutes later.                                        

I did catch up with Steve at Foncebadón. He stayed here and I continued.

It was a pretty tough hike up to the highest point, 1460 m, on el camino. On the way down the mountain I stopped in El Acebos for coffee and a Fanta. In Molinaseca I ate lunch and when I was finished with this came Steve. Steve had still problems with his feets and planned to stay in Molinaseca. I continued to Ponferrada. I found the hostel and checked in. In Ponferrada I went around to find a restaurant. Finally I found "the Ra Tavern" where I got a good dinner. Here was served "Gallego Caldas" and "the Chuletas cerdo" and, as usual, so much red wine you could drink. When I came back to the hostel I found Steve again, he had been struggeling on the 8 km from Ponferrada to Molinaseca despite problems with his feets.

We continued together next day and arrived in Trabadello >>>

STAGES

På svenska Bayonne – St. Jean Pied de Port – Orisson Orrisson – Roncevalles – Bizcareta Bizcareta – Pamplona – Cizur Menor Cizur Menor – Puente la Reina – Lorca Lorca – Estella – Los Arcos Los Arcos – Logroño – Navarette Navarette –Santo Domingo de la Calzada – Grañón Grañón – Villamayor del Rio – Villafranca Montes de Oca Villafranca Montes de Oca – Atapuerca – Burgos Burgos – Rabé de las Calzadas – Hornillos del Camino Hornillos del Camino – Castrojeriz – Itero de la Vega Itero de la Vega – Frómista – Villalcazar de Sirga Villacazar de Sirga – Carrión de los Condes – Lédigos Lédigos – Sahagún – Bercianos Berciano – Mansilla de las Mulas – Puente Villarente Puente Villarente – Leon – Virgin del Camino Virgin del Camino – Hospital de Orbigo – Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias – Astorga – Rabanal del Camino Rabanal del Camino – Molinaseca – Ponferrada Ponferrada – Villafranca – Trabadelo Trabadelo – O Cebreiro – Viduedo Viduedo – Samos – Sarria Sarria – Portomarin – Hospital de la Cruz Hospital de la Cruz – Palas de Rei – Melide Melide – Arzua – Sta. Irene Sta. Irene – Monte do Gozo Monte do Gozo – Santiago de Compostela The journey home