May 6, 2017 – 13 miles (21 Km) – We had a very grey start to the day. Luckily we had a little break in the weather yesterday before going to bed (yes, it was still light outside), so we had pictures of the scenery in O Cebreiro. This morning we couldn’t see anything at all, as the clouds were very low, and it was raining. Despite being told that were were on the top of the world yesterday, we started going uphill (what????!!). Luckily that wasn’t too long. We walked mostly on trails, with no visibility for a few miles, then it started to clear up a bit. We got some rain along the way, and after we got to Triacastelo it was pouring. The last part of the walk today was a steep downhill, not great for the knees, but we managed to do it without problems.
Not much going on in the town of Triacastela, except that it seems like there are more pilgrims. We’re guessing it will just get worse after tomorrow when we arrive to Sarria and get to the point where people who are doing the last 100 Km start their walk.
This was the view from O Cebreiro, we took the picture last night
Sean with a pilgrim statue, you couldn’t see anything beyond that. A very foggy and rainy start to the day.
It finally started to clear up a bit after a few miles.
A church along the way with a rope for the bell. Too hard to resist!
At the bottom of the hill, almost arriving to Triacastela
Very cool chestnut tree right before Triacastela
Church in Triacastela. It’s hard to see, but there are 3 castles carved under the figure of the saint. The town used to have 3 castles, that’s where the name Triacastela comes from.
McHughs on The Camino 