A Day for Retrospective Glorification
Day 23 Molinaseca to Villafranca Miles today: 20.5 Elevation gain: 919’ Descent: 1116’ Walking miles: 273.1 Total Camino miles: 387.6 Moving speed: 2.9 mph Not all those who wander are lost ——J R Tolkien Today was a perfect day....a perfect day for Retrospective Glorification! We began the morning quite early, opting for the “picnic” breakfast so we could get a fast start to a very long day. After eating a small plain yogurt and drinking a bottle of pineapple juice, we all pitched the rest of the unappealing food and set out walking at 7:30 am, once again in full rain gear. No coffee for this breakfast, a first for this trip! It was raining lightly and quite cold, continuing to rain on and off all morning. Our first coffee break was after 5 miles at a great cafe across from the castle in Ponferrada. We had cafe con leche and a large croissants filled with chocolate. Finding that insufficient, we all ordered eggs...