Today's stage has two alternative routes, the high, shorter way; the lower, longer way ... local advice, given the snow forecast, is to avoid the high way, which has no services and is potentially dangerous ... such advice divides pilgrims into those seeking security and those tempted by risk ... Emily is in the second group and at the junction we head up at speed to get over before snow sets in, which mostly works ... in any case, the fluffy snow blowing over is exhilarating and drier than rain ... also Emily has a whistle, which is reassuring ... after the summit the universe offers her some solitude as she takes the main way and your hapless blogger an older route marked with arrows for a while ... then the track goes missing and after half an hour or so off piste rejoin the Way where it was abandoned ... equanimity holds, even a little relief to be back on the marked Way ... and Emily located in the first bar at the destination, having arrived ten minutes before ...
Vanessa, at the Albergue Camino Primitivo, offers a warm welcome, radiators to dry clothes, an evening meal later ... other pilgrims arrive ... the Italian 3, 3 young British women, all having taken the high road ... Czech Mark is already in having come from Pola on the low road ... Daniela reported waiting at Bar Barin after loose arrangement to hook up for possible high road stage. .. whoops ...
The Albergue filling up, the question, after last night's snoring symphony, is whether the snorers from last night, who must remain nameless, will appear. .. there are three other hostels, so let's see ... weather sets in and early start rewarded by early finish ... tomorrow a choice of short 20 km or overlong 45 ... perhaps too much with the climbing and variable weather ...
Community supper provides social interaction and calorie loading for tomorrow's effort, whatever it turns out to be ...
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