Cacabelos


Cacabelos, about four hours walk from Ponferrada (16km), is a rather pleasant little town. On the outskirts I came across a cute old hotel and, feeling rather virtuous that I had got that far by 10:30 in the morning, was sorely tempted to call it a day. There were plenty of interesting buildings and a rather quaint Plaza, but I decided to be even more virtuous and crack on to Villafranca. It was only another 8km, or so the map showed. It quickly became apparent that this was the wishful thinking of a deranged Spanish map maker and it took another three hours to do the last bit. Now it is said that the last 2km of the day always seem the longest, regardless of how many you have already walked; I have yet to scientifically analyse this thesis, but it certainly feels that way!