Thursday 15 may. Ponferrada – Villafranca – Trabadelo

35 km, total 605,5 km. Easy walking.

I started from Ponferrada 7:00. I went almost 8 km before I found a bar that was open. Here I got coffee and toast. On the way I walked a few kilometers with a German named Gotfrid.                                        

It was still bad weather. Torrential rain. I planned to eat lunch in Villafranca. Villafranca is a beautiful city with castle and ruins from the Templar time. Found here a restaurant called "Plaza Major" or main square as you say in English. While I had lunch the rain increased so I did not hurry, I simply took the time to enjoy my lunch. The rain did not end, however, so I had to wear my rain jacket and continued.

Gradually the rain stopped and the sun showed itself. I had now reached the inn in Trabadelo. A new and modern accommodation. To my surprise, there was a "Billed Bladet", a Danish weekly magazine, from 29 April in the kitchen at the inn. I had to wait until 19:30 before it was possible to have a dinner in the restaurant that was across the road to the inn.

Friday the 16:th of May I continued and got a bed in Viduedo >>>

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