We were up early this morning, lots of noise as pilgrims got moving and got their breaky. The floor boards between my bed and the breakfast room had gaps, some which you could clearly see people and furniture! Everything held though and more than likely it was the smell of toast that got me going! :-)
Today's walk includes the beginning of a climb up to 1500 m and then a descent down to 500m. See the graph in the photo below. It shows the the next couple of days including the highest point on the Camino. We are currently at the yellow symbol half way or so up the biggest spike on the graph! :-)
This morning we had decided to check out the bus options for the first leg, and walk the rest. We headed to the bus station only to find out that there were no buses along this stretch, so plan b. A fellow outside the station called a taxi for us! :-) 10 km later we were in El Ganso. Now we start walking. Walk through a village that had obviously seen better days and as we pass an an albergue we see that the lights are on. Sandra opens the door and we meet Canadians from Montreal and Smithers! Have our own coffee, so we heat up some water and have a break! :-)
After the village we head along a roadside path past scrubby trees and lots of heather. Eventually we opt to walk along the road and pretty soon we come to a planted stand of trees. The trees were planted in hills sort of like like potatoes and in the troughs between them was obviously the pilgrim bathroom break. Really disgusting! I have to say that is one of my dislikes along the walk, all the people evidence left behind! Such a shame!
We carry on, meeting both walkers and cyclists. Buen Camino! is the common greeting! :-)
After a gradual climb we arrve in Rabanal del Camino, really pretty. A walled town, very quiet when we arrived. We found our albergue pretty quick and as we were early arrivals got our pick of beds. After a bit we wandered and found the churches, a bit of grocery store, other albergues and restaurants. The town is pretty quiet until the evening, so hung out with some pilgrims from Australia, UK, Bulgaria, Holland and the US. Lots of chatter about tomorrows climb! After a bit we found a second shop and added some tuna empanada and some red wine to our dinner menu.
Chillin' for the rest of the evening and then bed!
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