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| Hiking | 6.40 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 6.40 Miles | 5 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.22 mph |
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| no partners | | Day 7: La Faba. I'm dedicating today's walk to my Mom since it's her birthday. Happy birthday, Mom...wish I could be there to share a bottle of red wine! Clear and comfortable to start in the mid-40s at Trabadelo. The road bends and gradually rises until you reach Las Herrerias. I maintained a slower but steady pace. Took a good break at Las Herrerias where it was 48 degrees and snowing cottonwood balls in the breeze. From Herrerias the trail separates from the road and the grade steepens. It's a forest trail and quite muddy in spots. The 4.5km climb to La Faba is a good workout. Part way up a young man of 19 caught me. This was Cooper from Kansas. He'd graduated from HS and was spending time zigzagging around Europe for a month. We talked for about 5 minutes before he sprinted off ahead to complete his 28km day. This is where I felt more like a 60-year-old. It was a Shaw Butte type of climb from this point for the remaining 2+km to La Faba. I didn't feel so badly when I ran into several panting hikers just short of La Faba. Shortly after arriving, I was wandering around, looking for an albergue where I could stay. I saw a bright magenta sweatshirt ahead. Uh-oh. Guess who? Yep...Yosie. She had stayed in La Faba last night. Said she felt tired and wanted to stay in the mountains and enjoy. She'll probably go a few km down the trail, possibly to O Cebreiro (4km).
This area just gets more beautiful the farther you go. I found a decent albergue for 10E, but it took Google Translate to help converse with the attendant. It's not Casa Susi, but it'll do.
Still no rain. Luckily have not had to break out my rain cover, rain jacket or poncho. |
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