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[QUOTE="Sheffield James, post: 626285, member: 23079"] Day 24 (Wed): Cubillos del Sil - Trabadelo, Camino Francés (~33kms) I awoke at 05.30 this morning. I’m not sure if it was because of the excitement about completing my Olvidado camino in a few hours time, or whether it was a subconscious preparation for the waking times I’d have to get used to in the albergues I’d be sleeping in on the Francés route. Breakfast was a simple affair, after which the Catalan pilgrim bade farewell and left for Ponferrada and his onward journey home. This left Jean-Paul, the French pilgrim, and I to head off in the direction of Cacabelos and Villafranca del Bierzo. We got lost! What an ignominious way to finish this epic trail, I thought, just a dozen or so kilometres from the grand ‘finishing line’! We must have missed an arrow on leaving Cabañas Raras (after a long, tedious stretch of road walking from Cubillos), which resulted in us passing through the villages of Hervededo and La Valgoma sin flechas until we hit upon Camponaraya, a town we knew was on the CF because we could see a steady procession of pilgrims heading westward in front of us. Jean-Paul’s immediate reaction to seeing so many pilgrims was to contemplate finding a way to cut across to the Invierno in search of continuing solitude. In contrast, I was surprised how well I coped with my new situation; perhaps I was more ready for some increased social contact, especially the English-speaking variety. I really enjoyed my first day on the Francés. It was great to recognise towns and villages I’d walked through on my first camino back in 2013. Fond memories came flooding back to help while away the kilometres, and the pilgrim numbers weren’t nearly as high as I thought they’d be. Seeing albergues and café-bars every few metres was a novel sight too. I headed for Trabadelo as I’d stayed there in 2013, to give me a head-start on the O Cebreiro climb tomorrow. This time, however, I chose the €5 Albergue Parroquial, which has lovely clean dorms, and offers a communal dinner and breakfast on a donativo basis. The hospitalero opened the church for us and was very friendly to all. Jean-Paul decided to stop at Paraje, the previous village, but we expect to meet up again tomorrow. After a very social dinner, the Asturian hospitalero treated us to an after-supper drink that involved setting fire to a bowl of clear alcohol into which he added coffee, sugar and lemon rind. It burned for 5-10 minutes, then he switched off the lights and slowly poured some of the liquid back into the bowl (a bit like pouring cider into a glass from a height). The blazing liquid-fall made an impressive sight in the dark + the liquor tasted extremely good too. Unfortunately, the floorshow was so absorbing I forgot to ask the name of the drink. I’ve realised my last day on the Olvidado hardly gets a mention in this final report. I’d anticipated making the comparison of ‘deaf club’ meets ‘nightclub’ when switching from one route to the other, and of hating the switch, but it really wasn’t like that at all. I think I’m going to need a few more days to reflect on the impact of my Olvidado journey once the immediate novelty of the Francés has died down. So, I’ll keep the thread alive for at least another week + maybe I’ll recall how to post some of my favourite photos to the forum as a fitting tribute to the route itself and also for the abundant advice, interest and support from forum members that has sustained me over the past 4 weeks or so. Muchas gracias!! [/QUOTE]
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