This morning Matt sent his pack forward with mine so he could walk unhindered and help his sore feet.
The trail was not as picturesque. For the most part it ran beside a busy road. But we found things interesting. We speculated what animals were in the massive sheds we passed ( decided it was pigs). We also peered through a hole in the wall of an enormous abandoned factory. I had guessed brickworks, and the sign said ceramics, so i might have been right.
It wasn't till after lunch that the track veered away from the road and headed inland.
Oh, at lunch there was a very polite cat who sat beside me and in return I gave her one of my fried eggs (!!! First time I've seen eggs), and a few pieces of frankfurter.
There are way more people around, and the infrastructure that caters for them is definitely a step up from those early days.
Matt perked up in the afternoon and even got very excited when we came to a sign about a Roman Village. I stood on the track while he read the sign so we could decide if it was worth going up. Sure...We turned of onto a path and about 100m We had climbed to the top of a hill and there were the most amazing ruins dating from 4BC. A Castro. We explored this with relish. No one else was there, the flood of pilgrims continued past without even looking. There was a complex of buildings and small road within several concentric circles of fortifications. You could see where gates, towers, stairs and walls had been.
Not only were there walkers today, but riders too. And a whole classroom of teens being herded by several teachers. They didn't go to the Roman Castro either. Couldn't believe it. Matt looked up and found that there are about 5 other Castro's along this section of the trail, I bet we get to see a few of them.
We have stopped in an out of the way Albergue, with a small chapel attached. A blind man opened the chapel at 6pm, and I went in for a blessing.
A good day,slow but nice to have Matt out on the road again.
The trail was not as picturesque. For the most part it ran beside a busy road. But we found things interesting. We speculated what animals were in the massive sheds we passed ( decided it was pigs). We also peered through a hole in the wall of an enormous abandoned factory. I had guessed brickworks, and the sign said ceramics, so i might have been right.
It wasn't till after lunch that the track veered away from the road and headed inland.
Oh, at lunch there was a very polite cat who sat beside me and in return I gave her one of my fried eggs (!!! First time I've seen eggs), and a few pieces of frankfurter.
There are way more people around, and the infrastructure that caters for them is definitely a step up from those early days.
Matt perked up in the afternoon and even got very excited when we came to a sign about a Roman Village. I stood on the track while he read the sign so we could decide if it was worth going up. Sure...We turned of onto a path and about 100m We had climbed to the top of a hill and there were the most amazing ruins dating from 4BC. A Castro. We explored this with relish. No one else was there, the flood of pilgrims continued past without even looking. There was a complex of buildings and small road within several concentric circles of fortifications. You could see where gates, towers, stairs and walls had been.
Not only were there walkers today, but riders too. And a whole classroom of teens being herded by several teachers. They didn't go to the Roman Castro either. Couldn't believe it. Matt looked up and found that there are about 5 other Castro's along this section of the trail, I bet we get to see a few of them.
We have stopped in an out of the way Albergue, with a small chapel attached. A blind man opened the chapel at 6pm, and I went in for a blessing.
A good day,slow but nice to have Matt out on the road again.
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