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Salvador solo - March 2017
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[QUOTE="Gypsea Moon, post: 496243, member: 49028"] Day 4 - Pajares > Pola de Lena 27 (+ 10 !) km Early departure, in snow to start with in Pajares, then rain... all fields around were white, very cold... Amazing how in few days I have had all seasons on this Camino. The good point is that when you wear all the layers you have, your backpack is much lighter : ) The way was water & mud by now. But the forest is amazing! Old distorted tree trunks, dead leaves carpet and chestnusts make the walk very special, fairylike and enjoyable. Until I reached Erias village, and missed the sign telling me to take the path going down on the right - to Campomanes / Pola de Lena (quite an obvious one, i realised later). Found myself in a huge field with three bulls, and just a kind of thin ribbon separating us really. Didn't realised straight away I hadn't seen a yellow arrow for a while, butterfly walking, happy that the rain has finally stopped and taking pictures.. Started to worry when two of the beasts began 'scratching the floor' with their front leg, looking in my direction... rushed ahead, opposite but wrong direction further, cutting through more grass fields, little stone walls and a forest... until I couldn't go further ahead because of a big drop... finally accepting I had lost my way : ( Very important lesson here... me pilgrim who doesn't like to ever go back, and stubbornly walking ahead instead of returning to the last arrow (!) Surely a slow learner, as I ended up walking 10 more km than necessary in the end, passing by the Albergue of Benduenos, and other small villages. Not very proud of myself coming across the same woman in Erias, few hours later, telling me I should be in Pola de Lena by now, "make sure you always only take the path going down from now on" she said... I very carefully did this time. Very happy to arrive in the Youth Albergue of Pola de Lena by late afternoon. Very welcoming people, heated, and all commodities (hot showers, heated room, comfortable beds... wobly wifi again... in reception area only). On suggestion of the hospitalera, and so tired after walking nearly 40 km in the end, just ordered a delivered pizza. Huge. Ready to go to sleep with full belly. Pola de Lena is a small city with all you need, easy to go in and out [/QUOTE]
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