Ponferrada - Kakariki

24.1 km and 5:57 (see map).

A great walk through many villages and towns and into the foothills. A bit warm as the day wore on – mid to high 20s.

Leaving Ponferrada.

Looking back to Ponferrada.

First church of the day.

Some of the walking was along quiet country roads.

Lindell – I’ve found a place for us to buy! All it needs is a potted geranium on the doorstep.

The ferreterias are small hardware stores. Interesting places!

Onwards towards Villafranca del Bierzo.

Summer attire on the Camino. Certainly one way to travel light.

€1 for a bag of fresh cherries. A good place to stop.

Through a shady grove of trees. The white stuff on the ground is fluffy and light and comes from a particular type of tree. Looks a little like snow.

The final section of the path into Villafranca is through vineyards.

First sight of Villafranca.

Some shots of the town.

15.1 km and 4:05 (see map).

Descended around 600 m, most of it over the initial 8 km from Acebo to Molinaseca. For the first few kms the track was on the road, then turned onto a rocky and rutted track through trees. That made the going slow as the surface was loose, but later the path opened out into more open country and the remaining section into Molinaseca was on the road again. Sealed lanes and unsealed roads for the final stretch to Ponferrada.

Into the first village of the day, Riego de Ambros.