Via de la Plata - My second Camino: Day 4

I didn't sleep well the night before.  On top of the power outage issue and the power brick supply, my FB account access was shutdown and locked.  I dreaded the idea of it being hacked.  I decided not to bother unlocking it until I get back home.  

The actual Camino walk starts today.  For breakfast, I had a piece of banana from the Canarias, a small yogurt serving and one of the jamon con queso bocadillo sandwiches I prepared the night before.  A little after 8:00 am, I bid goodbye to the Airbnb rental place and I made my way toward the Ponte Romana bridge where the VDLP Camino starts from Ourense.  Today's hike was about 23.1 km to my first stop at Cea.

 

Leaving the Airbnb rental apartment.

At Ponte Romana Bridge.

I got my first cafe con leche at a gas station just before the steep uphill climb to get out of Ourense.  I saw a church that needed to be sketched so I made some time to do that.  I actually made the sketch from the back side of the little church.  Earlier, I saw a group of four ladies and a couple of peregrinos that I had already seen the day before at As Burgas in Ourense downtown.  Saw another couple of guys who walked quite fast even in the hilly section of this trail.  The trail was mostly deserted and I had hours of walking by myself.  It was concerning at first but I got used to it.

The Mirador Cudeiro with views of Ourense in the back.

The Igrexa de San Pedro de Cudeiro.

Once I reached this old Roman bridge at Ponte Sobreira,  I had to stop and make a sketch of it.

I walked mostly along the road side paths but there were sections that lead to old forested areas, fields, and ancient walk paths.  Some were nicely maintained but there were areas that needed a good trail maintenance.  I got very excited seeing a marker that says 2.0 km to Cea at around 5:00 PM. so I text msg it to the family at home.  I arrived at the Albergue de Peregrino de Cea while the hospitalero was still out so I made my way to the nearest one restaurant in town and got something to eat.  This medieval town is so lovely, I think I fell in love with all the stone houses!  Made a sketch of the Albergue and the town plaza tower.