Camino Primitivo

Pola de Allande to Berducedo

September 9 2023

Last nights festival in the center of town started with a huge fire works display at 10:00 PM just as we were finishing dinner.  There were two huge sound stages set up in the town square right across from our hotel and it promised to be loud.  And it was really loud until about 5:00 am this morning.  I didn't get much sleep.  My guess is about 3-4 hours.   Tonight is promised to be a repeat of last night so I went a bought a sandwich for my supper and am hoping  with to get a few hours sleep before the music starts.  

To days walk started at just after 8:00 am and started off with a 700 meter climb. It was really steep and rocky .  In a way it reminded me of the Oak Creek canyon ride north of Sedona.  The first half followed a creek and then the second half once you got above the tree line was just steep, rocky and unforgiving in the bright sun.  It was a very tough grind to the top.

At the top it was a wind swept summit with a couple of stone markers.  The climb down the other side was extremely steep and very treacherous with all the loose  rocks.   I felt like I was sliding more than walking. Never the less it was much easier going down than up.   

There were no services on the entire day's walk so we ate a few little snacks that each person had put in their packs.  

The heather along the road is in full bloom and is so pretty, my photo doesn't come  close to it.

Once in Berducedo we had to take a taxi back to Pola de Allandde for a second night as there was not hotel in Berducedo and then tomorrow another taxi back again.  The Taxi ride only took a few minutes but was pretty scary on the tight  twisting mountain roads.

A good day and once again we missed the rain which just started as we stepped out of the taxi.

Terry