Saturday 4th October.
Today was a very steep climb into the mountains accompanied by a cool breeze, we pass above the snow line at 1000 meters and continue past the ruins of two pilgrim hospital dating back to the 12th century. We reach the highest point at 1230 meters with great views across the mountains, but it is very windy and cold so keep on moving. The day has a 5/5 rating for difficulty mainly I think because of the isolation. Another woman took the easy routine and got lost in the fog it so thick, eventually she was rescued by the police. Also a stomach bug is going through some of the pilgrims, luckily not me. There seems to be a lot of Polish people doing this camino, I meet 1 x trio a Priest, a linguist and the top female Polish mountaineer, an interesting combination and have dinner with them. The priest wanted to hold mass but all the churches along the route are closed. Burducedo albergue is very basic and cramped.
Today was a very steep climb into the mountains accompanied by a cool breeze, we pass above the snow line at 1000 meters and continue past the ruins of two pilgrim hospital dating back to the 12th century. We reach the highest point at 1230 meters with great views across the mountains, but it is very windy and cold so keep on moving. The day has a 5/5 rating for difficulty mainly I think because of the isolation. Another woman took the easy routine and got lost in the fog it so thick, eventually she was rescued by the police. Also a stomach bug is going through some of the pilgrims, luckily not me. There seems to be a lot of Polish people doing this camino, I meet 1 x trio a Priest, a linguist and the top female Polish mountaineer, an interesting combination and have dinner with them. The priest wanted to hold mass but all the churches along the route are closed. Burducedo albergue is very basic and cramped.
heading into the fog
