Leaving the chocolate capital was a tough gig. We had gone for a short day but by the time the shops had opened it became a long day. The temperature had dropped and Astorga was minus 3 at 8am by 11am when the chuckle brothers left it was getting hot and suddenly a short day was feeling long.
This is a great stretch on the camino but it is open to the elements so dodging the sun relies on big hats or parasols, there is rarely any shade until you arrive in Rabanal.
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You can chuckle as we climb through the hills and foncebadon, past the 7/6 monument and then the big one when we get to Cruz de Ferro. The Iron Cross seems awfy small when you arrive but the stones are everything.
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