It's interesting, because we are sort of riding from town to town and don't realize some of the spectacular sites in each of them until we continue on our way out the next day. This was the case today as we left Astorga, there was an amazing Palace of Gaudi and also Cathedral of Santa Maria de Astorga.
The first 20 miles today ascended several thousand feet, plateauing at around 5K. Following the climb we enjoyed an amazing 10 mile coast into a beautiful town called Ponferrada. Tonight, we are staying in one of the nicer and spendy hotels of our adventure. After our 92 mile ride yesterday and heavy climb today and tomorrow, we feel like we deserve it :)
We've booked a hotel tomorrow in Sarria. The ride should be another tough one (46 miles and 5500 ft climb), but expect some dazzling pictures from it in tomorrow's post.
Cheers! ~Cam and Alex
Love the picture of you two together!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bonnie. Yeah, we don’t have very many pics with both of us - except for occasional selfies
DeleteSo, tomorrow Santiago??? If so, you really would love a visit to the Cathedral. Although it may seem strange, attend the Mass. Hopefully it will be one when they swing the Botafumerio. Maybe because of our heritage, and the difficulty of the walk, it was especially meaningful.
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Hi Maureen! We ended up taking a rest day in Santiago and did go to a mass. The botafumeiro was impressive. Of course the mass was in Spanish so I understood little. But Alex and I were in the first row nearly directly underneath the botafumeiro. The Cathedral - very beautiful! The pipes on the organs were horizontal and I don’t think I’d seen that before. Also the ceiling arch was quite different from others on the Way.
DeleteHope you guys enjoyed your nice hotel. You guys are looking very refreshed 😀
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