Thought that we had overnighted at the highest point in our journey, at OCebreiro and would be downhill all day yesterday, but found out in pea soup fog and rain, that we still had another hour to the Alto do Poio at 4, 380 ft. That won't sound like much to most mountaineers, but it was over 6 miles of 12 to 18 percent grade to O Cebreiro, plus another couple after that in the morning.
Mikki was offered an alternative method of transportation to the top from a young French Caballero, but gracefully declined upon my insistence.
We had multiple close encounters with "Walking of the Bulls", thru some of the small villages, with no escape routes available.
We certainly have been missing our hiking compadres, but have been staying in comunication with them daily on our Spanish cell phones.
Phil & Mikki
I thought you did your highest part at the very beginning. Oh well, what do I know!! Mikki, the French Caballero looked kind of cute & the saddle looked pretty broken in. Did the guy ride the horse or was he just along to rescue fair maidens.
ReplyDeleteAren't the storks something? It is good luck for a stork to build his/her nest on your roof or near. They are pretty big birds. Bob said they had to be to deliver all those babies. Your fog picture reminded me of San Fran or New Orleans area. Take care.
Barb