Ponferrada to Cacabelos

Written on June 16, 2009......10.5 miles.

The picture is Albergue-Parroquia to the right,

Capilla de las Angustia to the right. Seventy cubicles with two beds in each cubicle.

There are many pilgrims leaving Ponferrada this morning around 6:30 a.m.

We pass a small chapel, Ermita son Blas. I have to stop to look at the colorful mural.

As we enter Camponaraya we notice a pilgrim with a dog going the other way!

Another pilgrim who is making the return pilgrimage from Santiago!

As of today we have seen our fourth pilgrim cart. We´ve also seen a pilgrim carrying a trolley on his back with his backpack. One thing about the Camino is no matter how you do it, how fast you walk it or if you use transportation other than your feet it is your Camino and judgements on the Camino are slim to none. As we entered Cacabelos today three young women who started today from Ponferrada started singing in front of us. When they stopped I said loudly, mas musica por favor, more music please. They immediately started singing again. They sound great.

Cacabelos is a friendly village. We arrived at 11:30 a.m. and the alburgue will open at 12 noon. We are staying at Albergue Parroquia at an 18 th century Capilla de las Angustia chapel. Six euros per person. Our room has two beds, storage for backpacks and a light. There are showers and a place to wash and hang clothes. we know that Lisa is walking here today, too.