Our pilgrim credentials arrived yesterday. We walk everyday and our 8 mile walk yesterday with 20 pounds of weight in our packs definitely makes this adventure seem real but when the credentials arrived it REALLY brought home the date...we leave in three weeks!
We will hike an average of 13 miles per day. We know that each day will be challenging but we specifically have three very tough days. On day three, we ascend 11 miles up the mountain to O'Cebreiro. We have been watching the weather everyday. It is a ski area and they had about 4 feet of snow on the ground last week. The temperature has been rising and the snow has started to melt.
But what goes up must come down! We have heard that going downhill is just as hard as hiking up. Yikes! This trail will take us through the Ranadoiro mountains to the valley and village of Traicastela (meaning three castles). We spend the night here. We continue in the valley passing through woods of Galician oaks and quiet villages. Our last "hard" day is 18 miles. We feel that we will need to leave well before sunrise using head lamps and take this day slow but steady!
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