After we had settled in to the albergue yesterday afternoon, two South Africans arrived and settled themselves in. Half an hour later loud groans from one of them caused alarm - he has really severe cramps. I offered one of the electrolyte tablets one of the boys (I think James?) had told me I really should use in my water bottle to avoid cramps, and he dissolved it in water and drank the lot. Half an hour later the cramps were gone. Today he'll have been buying some!
Yesterday evening we had dinner in the Albergue, basic but filling. Then we heard that the bar/restaurant had opened, so strolled up (and that means up, nothing flat in the village!), and had a beer. Then we decided also to have a small Patxeran and admire the view.
And then, just as the sun was setting, the bar owner brought out further (complementary) small glasses containing cherry-infused grappa, which nearly took one's head off.
Nonetheless we found out way back down and to bed.
Up early this morning - partly because of a noisy Spanish group who didn't seem to think anyone might want to sleep past 5:45. George was up and off by 6:45: I wasn't, as I didn't want to tackle the steep descent into Molinaseca before first light. So I had a coffee at the food van, and started down with my head torch and the pre-dawn light behind me; and the descent, whilst not easy, proved manageable.
Molinaseca is very pretty, with a Roman bridge, mediaeval church, and a narrow old-town area.
Then on to Ponferrada, which has a castle...
It also has a Decathlon, from which I topped up a couple of supplies, then walked on eventually catching George up just a few km from today's albergue.
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