In Step - Again…

A good first day. We walked 18.2 miles from Ferrol to Pontedeume, and I’m showing a 44 flight climb for the day - not close to the 188 flights clocked on the Primitivo’s Hospitales Route, but a respectable wake-up call to my quads. The walk was mostly paved (not the nicest to walk on), with a nice bit of eucalyptus forest in the latter part of the day. It took quite a while to walk out of Ferrol. It’s a major port and military base - the equipment for the loading and unloading of shipments is massive - really interesting and active port!

It feels good to be walking again, meeting new people, pushing myself to keep pace on the hills. We didn’t use poles for the first half of the walk, and oh my, did I notice the swelling in my hands! I pulled them out for the big climb of the day, and the relief was almost immediate. We’ve checked into our albergue, showered, clothes on the line - and we are starving! Heading out for some pulpo and a glass of wine.❤️