Day 7(24): Laguna de Castilla to Triacastela

Everyone left the hostel 30 minutes before me but I decided to take my time and aim to arrive at the top got sunrise at 8.40 A.M.

So I departed at 7.52 for a 2.4km climb to O Cebriero

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I took some photos of the sky as I climbed

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A Stone marker showing the point at which we switched into Garcia 

As i entered O Cebreiro there was a large group of people watching the majestic sunrise

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Spectacular is an understatement, continuously changing red, orange and yellows.

I spent nearly 30 minutes and probably deleted more photos than I kept.

I stopped and had a quick breakfast in O Cebriro and head over the top to be treated by an equally beautiful view.

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I walked with Anderson for a while but spent most of the day with Laurie a 70-year-old Australian from 150km west of Melbourne. He was a “Top Bloke” 😀

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The paths were like this along the ridge of the mountain, wide and well maintained.
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A big dog, more like a small horse
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The last major high point on the Camino
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At the same point is a huge bronze statue of a pilgrim battling the wind and facing Santiago
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At the entrance to Triacastela Laurie and I.
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Alberge for tonight
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Great Photo of the Camino Family that I’ve been adopted into

Stats

Today

Distance: 24.42 km

Elevation: 483m

Duration: 5h14

Totals

Distance: 185.98(660) Km

Elevation: 3,012(11,030) m

Duration: 39h00(141h19)

Tomorrow I head to Saria, the expectation is that the Camino will change and there will be a tripping of pilgrims as a huge amount of pilgrims start here to do the greater than 110km needed to get a certificate.

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There are two options tomorrow an 18 km route or a 25km route, I’m

I am leaning towards the 25km route but I’ll see in the morning.