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| Cruz de Ferro - where you leave a stone from home |
I walked up for 5 hours from Astorga (elevation 900 m), starting on the trail until the bike, heavily weighted to the rear, became unstable to push and pull on the gravel. Then I moved to the road and pushed/rode to the highest elevation of all the camino - 1505 meters - at Cruz de Ferro. I transversed to Atlo (militar) and stopped.
Looking over the edge, it´s a last chance to check equipment - everything strapped tight, pants leg tie in place, gloves, jacket zipped up and Red Sox cap reversed. LET FLY ----
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| Down there - that´s where we´re headed. |
In 12 km (7 miles), I dropped 3000 feet in about 30 minutes through switch backs, hair pins, over high bridges in 2 lane traffic (very light) - absolutely thrilling - landing in Molinaseca.
Two weeks ago the Bayonne Rocinante was brand new. Today her brakes are toast.
Tom,
ReplyDeleteAfter a rough week, I settled in late on Friday night to watch "The Way" on Netflix. Thanks for the recommendation! It made my week to watch the movie and then re-read your blog. I do hope you make the trek all the way to the sea...Hang on, "hang-in" and keep the posts coming!
Best,
Chip
Beautiful pics!!
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