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| Walking to Riego de Ambos, April 19/L Herlevi 2017 |
Smoke lingers over Ponferrada. Confusing sets of arrows all around Ponferrada. Road route into the city. (And I can see the other route, the whole thing, from the road, but the arrows to get to it are confusing.) Riego de Ambos has also been revitalized, looks like it has money.
Hot. Overcharged at breakfast. Man on street cutting potatoes.
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| Ponferrada, April 19/L Herlevi 2017 |
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| Hidden tree, Ponferrada, April 19/L Herlevi 2017 |
Don't stop for food in Ponferrada proper, because I end up following the (aggressive) arrows along the river, which don't pass by any bars or stores. Cafeteria. Feel being an outsider. I sit outside. I smell. It's fancy. I don't belong. As i eat my fancy desert, I think, "You have no idea what I'm like, was like," before, when i'm not on pilgrimage (homeless, refugee, asylum seeker, etc) But we are all the same now. (expand on this.)
When i go in to pay, she's friendlier, offers to give me a sello (and I'm surprised they have one there.)
Quick ascent out of town. Into Compostilla. Columbrianos. Nuevas Fuentes. Long deserted stretches.
Stay at last possible albergue in Camponaraya.
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| Albergue in Camponaraya, April 19/L Herlevi 2017 |
Arrive late, it's after 5 pm. Just about everyone here tonight was in El Acebo last night. We all arrive late, earliest group checked in around 4 pm; not sure why it took so long. I only took a couple stops all day: for breakfast in Molinaseca, a brief look at the church in Ponferrada and the dessert. Decent dinner. I realize I've lost my light. There are lights on the floor, but none of the lights stay on long enough. Door opens while you shower. No where to put wet laundry. No where to wash laundry. Shower right next to door, opens onto sleeping area. But the albergue itself is clean and well-taken care of.
Meet Canadian who dances flamenco, she comes over and sits with me at dinner. Will go on to Sevilla after she finishes walking, she is hoping to finish around the same time as me: the 27th or 28th of April. While we're talking, I remember I had overheard her talking to someone else in Leon albergue.
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