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[QUOTE="Undermanager, post: 1252681, member: 46206"] Day 12 - Bolea to Sarsamarcuello On things I could do with, plus excess items. I got the packing nearly right. So far, the only things I could do with is a small corkscrew and lip sun block, which I forgot to buy in the UK and have paid the price here. All good wine in Spain has a cork and I've had to go find a nice neighbour to open the wine bottle when one has been bought. I've not used my thermal long johns at all, even here in the pre-pyrenees. I've got a cotton t-shirt and a second pair of shorts that I doubt will be used either, plus too many spare USB leads that I bought along - what was I thinking? A short one and a 2m one rated for fast charging would have been enough. I haven't used my 20000mAh powerback yet, but it is still good to have as a back-up. The Momax 70W fast charger adapter continues to do sterling work. I could probably lose another kilo in the rucksack. I've also gone a bit mad with food supplies today, and managed to add another kilo to carry, and on the day I've done the most ups and downs, too! I may have done Bolea an injustice. It has at least two open bars / cafes that I found last night. Next door to Cafe Rufino (there are two places / entrances called Cafe Rufino, one that looks closed and one bursting with activity), there's a shop called Zucrur, which does indeed appear to be a mini supermarket. The notice on the door said it was open from 10.00am to 1.00pm, not the most convenient for camino walkers. The Tabac was indeed open at 6.00pm when I walked past, but its food offerings were very limited indeed. The lady there pointed me towards Zucrur tomorrow. The albergue was fine. On reflection, I wonder whether the toilet in the kitchen, where the walls don't go up to the ceiling but are open to the kitchen, will catch on as a design feature in modern housing? It might create some interesting comedy moments when the albergue is full. I could be very tempted to stay in one of the hostels in the village (eg Casa Rural Rufino 😅) if I was feeling the need for a drinking sesh or an upgrade from albergue living. I had a lot of fun in this old-world bar for a few hours last night, although by the end, my eardrums were bursting, as the drunker a group of lads got, the louder they got (surprise surprise). I went there looking for food around 6.00pm but they only had some tapas left. Then, just as I was about to leave, someone behind the bar asked if I wanted to eat and showed me the back and a beautifully laid out restaurant. 8.00pm was way past my bedtime so I declined 🤣 and headed off back to the albergue. I've never gotten to grips with Spain's opening and closing times of different shops and bars, and their eating and not-eating times in the years I've been doing caminos! I left about 7.00am this morning as usual. It was overcast with a few spots of rain about but nothing serious. Anies was the first village you come to after a pleasant walk, 6kms away. It was a large place and I found a cafe bar, but it was closed. I stopped to admire the views for half an hour at a seating place just as you leave the village. From here on, as you start ascending towards Loarre Castle, you get fabulous views along dirt tracks and across the plains. The closer you get to the castle itself, the harder and steeper it gets. Eventually, the castle comes into view and it's beaut, and gets even more impressive the closer you get to it! You should Google it's history but it's one of Spain's oldest. It's a great hike and is thoroughly recommended, but it's a knackering one to do. 13kms and four and a half hours after leaving Bolea, the dirt track emerged right at the entrance to the castle, and I was told I couldn't come in because I didn't have a ticket 🤣. I could have walked 300m back to where the car park was to get one but I wasn't that interested in visiting another castle, impressive as it is from the outside, so carried on down. It's clearly a big attraction as there were plenty of visitors. The path down to the very pretty village of Loarre took no more than half an hour but it went past a campsite, where I stopped for a drink, rest and to admire the views. Then I carried on to the village, grabbed some cheese and other bits from the only shop open, and had some great tapas in one of the bars in the central square, mainly because it had started raining again. It was only an hour to Sarsamarcuello from here and it was just 12.30pm. If you wanted to visit the castle, and I'm sure it would make a great few hours, you could walk to Loarre village, then get a 10 minute taxi up, visit, then walk the 2 kms down to the village again via the road when done. It would be an option if the body wasn't quite up for the trek upwards. By the time I got going, it was sunny again, or was that the beers I'd had? Either way, it seemed to take ages to get the last bit done, and the up-downs to Sarsamarcuello weren't over yet - it was really hard work at times. I made straight for the Social Club, which was just as well because it shut at 3.00pm not 6.00pm. One double egg and chips later, and the energy levels returned. I had kind of imagined yesterday some speciality meals pertinent to the area being offered up, but nope. It was egg and chips. The place opens up again at 7.00pm for a few hours, but I've no idea if that's for food as well. The €8 albergue is another good one. All mod cons with kitchen, dining area, shower and bog. In line with every shower so far, it was super powerful and hot, and blasts the pains of the day away. Also in line with every albergue, it was very cold but slipped under some blankets after a shower and had a few hours sleep. In total, today was nearly 20kms, and over 7hours (with breaks) - see the Wikilocs trail I've uploaded. I'd love a night in Riglos tomorrow but after today, am not sure how wise that is? Ena might be a better proposition. Will have to sleep on it .... [/QUOTE]
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