Camino Primitivo

 Berducedo to Grandas de Salime

September 9 2023

This morning we got back into our taxi and drove to where we left off in Berducedo.  This was occasioned by the fact that there was no available accommodation in Berducedo.  When we got out of the taxi there was a light drizzle coming down.  Everyone pulled on their rain coats and put the covers on their back packs.  However the rain quickly abated and the sun came out.  

It was a short hick out of the little village and before we knew it we were on the Camino trail.  It was seasy to tell as it was very rocky and steep.  When we started out we could see a bunch of wind turbines across the ridge what seemed like miles above us.  There were several comments made that we can't be headed up there but sure enough we were.  The views were just amazing. There were pockets of puffy white clouds hanging in all of the little valleys which were spread before us.  

Once over the ridge we could see the big lake behind the Grandas de Salime dam.  Fromm the top of the ridge we could see the village of Grandas de Salime and it looked very close but it was still 15 kms away.  There were a lot of very steep switch backs to get down to the dam.  

We crossed the dam and started up the other side of the lake to this hotel which over looks the lake.  We pulled in for lunch.  My Garmin said that we were at the hotel.  When I said I thought this was the place I was told I was wrong as we were still 6.6 kms out of town.  Looking at the reservations we were at the right place. Being we are 6.6 kms out of town meant that Monday (Sunday being a rest day) would be a 30 kms day rather than the 23.4 kms day as advertised.  So we decided to walk into town this afternoon and take a taxi back to the hotel and avoid an extra day on Monday.   

Once in town pretty much everything was closed as this is a festival weekend.  So being in town would not be any really advantage.  Looks like a nice place to totally chill for a rest day.

This turned out to be one of the most scenic days so far.  Plus only a few minutes rain and none of the forecast thunder showers.  

Terry