San Martin del Camino to Murias de Rechivaldo
We left our little hostel in San Martin after Anna fixed us a 6 am breakfast They always serve cafe and tea and toasted French bread. In addition she had orange juice and rolls. She served applesauce and butter for the bread. Another beautiful day. Generally we put on gloves and scarf because it is cold. We like the early mornings. As we walk Joan has her stash of almond cookies, yogurt, orange. We stop occasionally for bladder relief. It is rare that we see many other pilgrims
By 8:30 or 9 we have to take our gloves and scarves and our fleece jackets off because we are hot and sweaty. The sun comes out at 7 so by 9 it is warm. So we had a lovely walk to Astorga, the city of monuments. Astorga is a big city sitting on top of a ridge it is surrounded by medieval walls. There are 5 or 6 plazas and array of historic buildings there are many churches a beautiful cathedral and a building called the bishops palace which Gaudi built. My favorite with turrets soaring towards the heavens. It was a festival day and there were tents with different artistic products. We had a lovely time there. Still no wifi. Lots of restaurant s and shops. I could not buy a thing because I have a full and heavy pack and we start up into the mountains tomorrow. We then walked to Murias de Rechivaldo, about 17 miles. We stayed in a delightful hostel called las Aguedas. A beautiful place just all remodeled. It had an inside court yard where you can have a beer and eat your lunch and a place to wash your clothes by hand or pay 4 euros for wash machine and 4 for dryer. The beds were 8 euros each 20 bunks in the room and hot water shower. Dinner was 8 euros each and delicious. We had a thick vegetable soup a very good red wine, spaghetti with a delicious meat sauce and peaches.
We left our little hostel in San Martin after Anna fixed us a 6 am breakfast They always serve cafe and tea and toasted French bread. In addition she had orange juice and rolls. She served applesauce and butter for the bread. Another beautiful day. Generally we put on gloves and scarf because it is cold. We like the early mornings. As we walk Joan has her stash of almond cookies, yogurt, orange. We stop occasionally for bladder relief. It is rare that we see many other pilgrims
By 8:30 or 9 we have to take our gloves and scarves and our fleece jackets off because we are hot and sweaty. The sun comes out at 7 so by 9 it is warm. So we had a lovely walk to Astorga, the city of monuments. Astorga is a big city sitting on top of a ridge it is surrounded by medieval walls. There are 5 or 6 plazas and array of historic buildings there are many churches a beautiful cathedral and a building called the bishops palace which Gaudi built. My favorite with turrets soaring towards the heavens. It was a festival day and there were tents with different artistic products. We had a lovely time there. Still no wifi. Lots of restaurant s and shops. I could not buy a thing because I have a full and heavy pack and we start up into the mountains tomorrow. We then walked to Murias de Rechivaldo, about 17 miles. We stayed in a delightful hostel called las Aguedas. A beautiful place just all remodeled. It had an inside court yard where you can have a beer and eat your lunch and a place to wash your clothes by hand or pay 4 euros for wash machine and 4 for dryer. The beds were 8 euros each 20 bunks in the room and hot water shower. Dinner was 8 euros each and delicious. We had a thick vegetable soup a very good red wine, spaghetti with a delicious meat sauce and peaches.
Tuesday the 3 of May
As we walked today we went over a bridge to Hospital Orbigo. I could not get a picture of the bridge but I took a picture of a painting on the other side of the bridge It depicts a knight fighting. The story goes that a knight asked the woman he loved for her hand. She rejected him so he put the word out that he would fight all comers and defend the bridge He fought every one of them for a month. When the month ended his honor was restored and his love for the woman was over.
As we walked today we went over a bridge to Hospital Orbigo. I could not get a picture of the bridge but I took a picture of a painting on the other side of the bridge It depicts a knight fighting. The story goes that a knight asked the woman he loved for her hand. She rejected him so he put the word out that he would fight all comers and defend the bridge He fought every one of them for a month. When the month ended his honor was restored and his love for the woman was over.
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Name: | San Martin-Rechivaldo | ||
Date: | May 2, 2011 6:25 am | ||
Map: (valid until Oct 30, 2011) | |||
Distance: | 17.5 miles | ||
Elapsed Time: | 6:31:56 | ||
Avg Speed: | 2.7 mph | ||
Max Speed: | 4.8 mph | ||
Avg Pace: | 22' 27" per mile | ||
Min Altitude: | 2,592 ft | ||
Max Altitude: | 3,053 ft | ||
Start Time: | 2011-05-02T04:25:51Z | ||
Start Location: | |||
Latitude: | 42.494570º N | ||
Longitude: | 5.809153º W | ||
End Location: | |||
Latitude: | 42.459388º N | ||
Longitude: | 6.107584º W | ||
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| Astorga behind Joan |
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