O'Cebreiro Triacastella: September 27, 2014: Day 28
It was another cold morning as we left our mountain top experience at O'Cebreiro. We stopped and had the basic Pilgrim breakfast of toast, and cafe con leche at the bar next to the albergay and waited for the sun to rise and a little warmth to fill the air. We then began anther 200 meter climb that was pretty challenging befor beginning a rapid descent into the next bigger village we would be staying at for the night. All day we were rewarded with beautiful mountain views, more cows walking the Pilgrims path and small villages exemplifying peoples lives that have not changed much over the decades.
We stopped for lunch in a small village and Angie and I shared a smoked Salmon and cream cheese sandwich. We were so excited to get this. The menu in these small villages is pretty much the same day after day. This was such a pleasant surprise! At the restaurant we met 2 women from Washington, a man from Florida and a younger man from Barcelona. They all met the first day in St. John and have been together ever since. One woman and the young man got tendinitis and ended up in the hospital with orders not to walk for several days and the same woman fell getting out of the top bunk and cracked a rib. The other woman just decided today she has been bitten by bedbugs! This is a real problem on the Camino. They are easily spread.
We all ended up at the same albergay. They asked us to join them for dinner. We declined dinner but went and had a sangria with them. We had already purchased some things to eat at the grocery store.
Upon returning to the albergay our bunk mates from Germany asked us to join them for a class of wine while we ate dinner. We all talked about our next days plans and our planned arrival date in Santiago. We are now within a week to ten days walk. That seems impossible. It seemed so far away.
Lessons Learned: Walk-On. Just keep taking the next right step. You will reach your destination sooner than you think.
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