Tuesday, 9/26: Today we depart Ponferrada to head to Villafranca del Bierzo, a relatively easy 25 km ride. The skies are clear and the temperatures are hovering around the low 70’s when we depart.
On the way we ride through vineyards to stop for lunch in a small city called Cacabelos. It turns out to be market day in the main plaza and we find an outdoor stand preparing octopus the Galician way – boiled and then seasoned with olive oil, paprika and salt. We definitely would not see this type of entrepreneurship allowed in Florida.
We arrive in Villafranca del Bierzo and as we ride to dinner we see the sunset over the vineyards.
We planned to stay an extra day to rest and enjoyed walking through the charming town.
A rest will serve us well as we prepare for Thursday when we will pick up the pace again as we make our way to O Cebreiro and arrive in the new region of Galicia. From our current elevation of 540 meters we will climb 700 km in about 15 km to an elevation of 1,350 meters at an incline of no less than 10%. 🤯💪
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That pulpo is to die for! I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Ponferada as Mari has family there. What a cool little city it is. Way to go guys. You’
re killing it!!
Ponferrada is an awesome place for regular family reunions, lucky you! It’s hard to believe we arrive in Santiago before the end of this week?! :O