Today started rainy, and with Prudence's blisters unhealed we decided to hop a bus for our next destination: Villafranca del Bierzo. Bus fare was 1.65 € and the ride should be around a half hour. The walk would have been around 25 km.
Before catching the bus we walked to the Templar's Castle and had a cup of coffee and fresh Spanish donuts. We were caught by a gullywasher on the way back to the hotel where we left our packs after checking out. However, we dried quickly when it stopped, thanks to the fashionable nylon hiking garments we are wearing, and we are now waiting at the estacion de autobus.
We will soon be in Galacia, which we recall as being the highlight of our last trip, and we will be there until we reach Santiago de Compostela, the end of our trip.
First bus rides in a country are always dicey. You don't know the customs, like how on-time they are. We waited past the 15:30 departure time and ours did not show up, and it actually disappeared off the departure board. WTF? Did we miss it somehow, although we saw no bus leave so how could we have? Asking at ticket window, it appears the bus broke down, and a new one is expected in 5 minutes. Sure enough, it came, we got on, and a half hour later we were at our destination.
Photos from Panferrada: bus station, town square, Templar castle, clock tower.
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