16 June Molinaseca - Camponaraya 19 km
16 juni 2017 - Villar De Mazarife, Spanje
After yesterday's heavy trip we chose to walk a shorter stretch today not in the least because of the heat in the afternoon. Walking into Camponaraya the Pharmacy thermometer showed 38 degrees at 15:00 hrs, but I felt good and had taken it very easy, so I could easily have done another 6 or so km also because the route had been mostly flat. After our breakfast in Ponferrada (we didn't see any breakfast facilities in Molinaseca at all, so we walked 8 km to Ponferrada) we saw the big Templar castle and I felt like going in and have a look at it while Hans wanted to continue walking, which meant we went our separate ways. No harm in that. We both seem to be individualists who like to do our own thing and we are both OK with that :-)
As it happens, we haf the same idea an we both put our feet in the river ''Sil" for a cool down. Just dipping your bare feet for 10 minutes in a cold stream on a hot day is the best thing one can do for ones feet. They feel so good afterwords and will continue to walk like a dream. Also Hans' feet seem to be better now and he is optimistic for the remaining 200 km to Compostela.
I had a lot of breaks in the many villages along the way and enjoyed the walk, even in the heat. The recepy is just to take it easy and walk in the shade as much as you can.
Tomorrow 23 km to Yrabadelo.
As it happens, we haf the same idea an we both put our feet in the river ''Sil" for a cool down. Just dipping your bare feet for 10 minutes in a cold stream on a hot day is the best thing one can do for ones feet. They feel so good afterwords and will continue to walk like a dream. Also Hans' feet seem to be better now and he is optimistic for the remaining 200 km to Compostela.
I had a lot of breaks in the many villages along the way and enjoyed the walk, even in the heat. The recepy is just to take it easy and walk in the shade as much as you can.
Tomorrow 23 km to Yrabadelo.
Big hug!