Wynette. Charlie likes taking pictures of doors. I liked this one because one side was open and we got a glimpse inside. This was in a village where most of the doors were green like this one.
Day: October 21, 2014
Attic Room in La Rosa del Agua
Charlie and Wynette. We had this interesting room in the casa rural La Rosa de Agua in El Acebo. It was the biggest room we have had.
As you can see we spread out. Hard to believe that all fits in two packs.
Casa rurals usually provide a kitchen. In this one Wynette made tea, something she has been missing.
This is a place we stayed last time. We stayed two days then because Charlie was sick. We loved staying here again. The room and kitchen are pretty and comfortable and the young couple who run it are so hard-working and kind. They have a little tienda downstairs. We bought bread and cheese and tomato for a sandwich for dinner. She gave us an onion she had and also squirted our bread with olive oil when she cut it for us. La Rosa del Agua is in the mountain village of El Acebo. Beautiful views from the window and garden.
Leaving Early
Before sunrise but that is easy to do when sunrise is at 8:40. The streets are lighted even in towns with only one street. Above, leaving El Acebo. Below, the Shadows changed hue in the electric light.
Riego de Ambros
The trail opens up into the main street (pretty much the only street). The village is in pretty good shape with many of the old buildings restored, like this casa rural.
But the unrestored doors are the most interesting.
Weather Forecast
Wynette. It is October 21. This is the current crazy forecast for our next days. This is Galicia where average summer highs are in the low 70s and average October high is 63 and rain 50% of the days. We were gearing up for cold, wet weather. We were walking around Santiago today in the sun and it was quite hot. So we plan to head out tomorrow before sunrise hoping to cover our 7.5 miles before it gets too hot.
Fall Color
That is the approach near the end of the trail into Molinaseca. And here are the trees.
Molinaseca
Over the bridge.
And at the bar.
In Santiago
Charlie and Wynette. We took the bus to Santiago today from Ponferrada. It was a low key day for us. We had a good 4 hour bus ride then walked to our hotel then to a restaurant we liked from our last visit here. After eating, we walked to the cathedral. Things seemed quiet there. Even the bagpipes didn’t seem so loud. It was fun to see pilgrims arriving in Santiago, imagining what they might be feeling. We hoped we’d see some of the pilgrims we had met at the beginning (mid-september) who were traveling the typical stages because they’d be arriving right about now. But we didn’t see any familiar faces.
Both towers of the Cathedral are being renovated:
Here is St. James at the entrance:
And another saint inside.
