Astorga to Rabanal del Camino
We had breakfast in the hotel. The arch of my left foot is still sore, so I was concerned how the day would go. We had 12.7 miles to walk, and my foot hurt just walking down to breakfast. I took an ibuprofen and I walked with occasional discomfort, but it was better than I anticipated.
I had also heard and read that there was a pretty big incline today, but it was much more gentle than I anticipated. After walking about two hours I asked Jim, “When are we supposed to being going uphill?” He said, “Look behind you. We have been going uphill the whole time.” I turned around and he was right. I didn’t even notice it. But that’s one of the beauties of the Camino. If you have already walked 343 miles, you are pretty ready for the portions of the trail that go uphill. There was a light rain when we left Astorga this morning and rain was in the forecast. We carried our umbrella for about 10 minutes and it was dry for the rest of the walk. One of the nice features of our Osprey packs is that you can easily stow your umbrella (or walking poles) on your shoulder straps. It’s very convenient. As soon as we checked into our hotel in Rabanal Camino, the rain began. Great timing! After checking in, the woman at the hotel showed us our room.
I had a moment of brief panic as there were four single beds in the room. In my broken Spanish, we were able to confirm we did not need to share it with anyone.
The plan for today is to have dinner at 6:00 pm, and then there are some Gregorian Chants that begin at 7:00 pm. We hope to make it! Tomorrow we head to Ponferrada.
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9/25/2021 09:54:16 am
Get some kinesiology tape and watch a couple of YouTube videos. It’ll really help.
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Greg
9/25/2021 11:36:08 am
Thanks - I’m taking ibuprofen and that is helping quite a bit. Buen Camino!
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AuthorsGreg and James live in Pleasanton in Northern California and are on a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago in Spain. Their adventures are captured in this blog. Archives
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