Heatwave, Day Two

24 April

Fun hiking morning with Smith and Terra, Santiago, and Stella and Diego (from Brazil).

In Villafranca del Bierzo, we mailed home a box of souvenirs and various unneeded items.

Lunch in Pereje with Smith and Terra, Ian from Glasgow (who we met walking into the village), and Anya from Nuremburg.

Then, the heat set in.

Progress slowed to a crawl, and we finally settled into a bar in Trabedelo for several hours, drinking water and soda and trying to outlast the heat.

In the early evening, we slowly made our way to Vega de Valcarce. Dinner with Ian, Rose and Tom, and Pippa and Ann was a truly great time that made up for a terrible afternoon.