May 3, 2017 – 22 miles (35 Km) – We had a beautiful day that ended up being pretty hot. We left Rabanal del Camino and right away had almost 1000 feet of elevation, it was in about 3 miles, so not too bad in most parts. The scenery was just amazing! We were so happy to be back in the mountains!
One of the most anticipated moments on the Camino is Cruz de Ferro. It’s an iron cross that stands on a pole. People leave a rock or token to represent guilt, pain, grief, love, a blessing, hope, whatever you want it to mean. We had both brought small rocks from home, it was a pretty cool moment. We still had another hill to go, and then the downhill started. We went down over 3000 feet, some parts a bit steep. We had climbed some yesterday, so the way down was long. We passed a few very nice small towns. We saw a fox (too fast for a picture), and a few cows, some with a calf. It was such a great walk! We arrived to Molinaseca, a very cute town, and from there we still had to get to Ponferrada. That was mostly on a road, so it wasn’t as nice. We were able to take an alternate route (which added some distance) so we got off the road and arrived to Ponferrada. We have a lot of pictures today, one of our favorite days!
McHughs on The Camino 