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That is a very strange feeling, isn't it?Together (!) we drove (!)
did you ever find out about this plane?December 12, 2011
Backward to Portugal
to Pontevedra
After an easy hour on the camino, during a dense fog I lost the path near Briallos and then nervously walked along the verges of busy highway N-550 as trucks rumbled past.
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Thus at Lugar San Amaro 6 on the N-550 roughly 12 km south of Caldes das Reis /9 km north of Pontevedra I passed this bizarre airplane. It is perhaps the oddest object I have ever seen while walking in Spain; there was no sign of why or how it "landed".
By mid afternoon or Spanish lunch time I finally arrived in Pontevedra. This prosperous maritime city on the rio Lérez which leads to the sea boasts a handsome central historic district crossed by small intriguing streets.
I quickly visited the 18th c. circular Santuary of the Virgin Pilgrim and later found a seat nearby on the Praza Ourense at a resto/bar where I enjoyed a great menu del dia. It was good to sit after my morning stroll.
Mellow and relaxed after lunch I followed the Rua de Gorgullon south to the bus/train station and the Xunta albergue which was new and commodious with wonderful calefacción central/heat!
The heat was a treat for the one other pilgrim, a young woman who had walked from Lisbon, and me! We happily chatted in French about our walks; she was going up and I was going down. However we both were tired and went to bed soon after sunset.
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Sue127,did you ever find out about this plane?
Someone must know something. Not knowing must have lead to speculation and myth building. How interesting.Sue127,
I asked when nearby and searched online but no I never found out anything.
Indeed. It is just south of the Cafe bar Maracaibo. In fact they show another view on their web page. If you open Google maps search for Pontevedra and then Lugar San Amaro 6 you can see it tucked into the vegetation.Someone must know something. Not knowing must have lead to speculation and myth building. How interesting.
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