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Day 4 = rest in Ponferrada
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Day 3 = bus to Ponferrada
Explored Astorga a bit, got some gear and advice from the backpacker shop, and then took bus to Ponferrada.
Day 2 = 20 miles
Rough day. Manure smell in middle of the night and for an hour or so into our pre-dawn walk. A few miles thru cornfields before the first town. Soooo excited to get coffee and breakfast. Off the Camino after taking a wrong turn in Hospital de Orbigo. Got redirected after running into Guardia Civil a...
Day 1 = 13 miles
Made it through the first day of walking. First third easy, second third more difficult, last third hard. Half urban and half empty landscape. Even benches to sit on were few and far between. Started out chilly and ended hot. We didn’t start until 7:30 and that’s why we ended up walking in the heat...