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| Dawn over Rabanal |
Day 2 started early. I began walking at 8am after buying a banana and mandarin for breakfast at the corner supermarket in Rabanal. It was dawn and as I was leaving admiring the sunrise over the church of this little town, I met Andy- who became today's companion.
Andy is English, living in Worchester in the midlands. Not far from Stratford. He had been walking the Camino one or two weeks at a time over the last 3 years with friends. This year he is going to finish it by himself. I had a great day with Andy. We talked about many things including soccer, music, anorexia, homosexuality, sexual abuse - all topics he knew a bit about.
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| Andy and I at the Iron Cross - featured in the movie "The Way" - where pilgrims place a stone in remembrance of departedloved ones |
We met others on the way as well. Ann and her son Matt from Canada. Äsa, a female Lutheran priest who had been listening to her 80s music along the way. A group from Melbourne walking to raise money for mental health. German ( pronounced Hermun) a Spanish guy from Madrid. Also bumped into other people Andy knew as well as Rose, Amelia and Caroline who I had met yesterday. There were a lot on the Camino throughout this stretch so we were passing people and being passed by people all the time. "Ola" or "Buen Camino"s everywhere.
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| Morning tea at Foncebadon |
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| At the top looking down towards Ponferrada |
Andy and I both ended up quite a big town called Ponferrado where Andy was booked in to stay in a hotel. I went on to look for an aubergue but couldn't find one, so after half an hour of searching, I went back to the same hotel. I'm typing now in a pizza shop where I have had some tortellini. Soon back to bed because seriously - I can hardly move
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| A touching scene at El Acebo |
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