Last night we helped the hospitalero prepare a meal for the 26 of us (7 had to sleep out in a room in front of the chapel on mats). We all squeezed round the table, everyone turned up and there was a good mood and much joking between the young Italians and the young Spaniards. It got rather raucus towards the end and then no one wanted to sleep so the hospotalero patroled with a torch round the rooms like a teacher on a school trip.
We set off at dawn after a simple breakfast and a decent cafe con leche. We climbed up to Cruz de Fierro and left our rock burdens/sins/worries there. Then we had a beautiful hike through the mountains to El Acebo for Spanish pasties and Aquarius, then we met the young Spanish from yesterday who taught us 'one banana' as a round and we sang that together. Then after a long descent on a difficult rocky path, we stopped in Molinaseca by the beautiful river where pilgrims and locals were swimming and we had patatas bravas and calamare and lots of iced drinks.
The last section was a long hot slog to Ponferrada. We are now in the huge San Nicholas de Flue aubergue. We've showered, our clothes are being washed, a Hungarian has given us a big bag of food as she is leaving for home later today. We know nearly everyone. All is well.
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