Congratulations to Nikki for breaking 30km barrier for first time, with the very scenic 33.78km route to Trabadelo covered in total time of 9.18hrs. Having scoffed very basic breakfast at the Hotel we embarked on our day’s journey at 06:50hrs, with brunch scoffed at Cacabelos 10:30hrs.The route both before and after Cacabelos taunted us with field after field of vineyards. Little did I know until today that white wine is made from black grapes without the skin! Clearly dragging Nikki along has broadened my limited cultural education.
Lunch at Villafranca Del Bierzo gave us opportunity to be ruthless about ‘carry on’ luggage, with Nikki forced to shed her Encyclopedia Britannica (Nick’s rubbish novel) and face cream jar that featured more glass than the 1851 Crystal Palace world exhibition! Thereafter, we ‘raced’ past fellow Perigrinos, along the supposed dangerous final leg to Trabadelo. Fortunately, this section through a deep gorge valley proved to be very idyllic – marred only by a bl**dy wasp that stung my left Pinky!!!
The only effective pain remedy that I know of is to imbibe copious quantities of red wine…..
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