I was not feeling well on this morning. Nausea and dizziness was experienced intermittently. I am glad that I brought Gravol with me. I brought only a small supply and will have to buy more when I get to Ponferrada. It was a very cold morning. I could see my breath as I walked out of the Albergue for a few minutes to check how cold it was. After a breakfast of eggs and coffee, we waited for our taxi to take us to Ponferrada at 10 am.

I did feel a pang of guilt using a cab for this leg of the camino but this is quickly overtaken by slight inability to stand up straight due to the inner ear infection. Even Marybel is concerned as she sees me unable to function normally due to this impairment. Is it time to stop the camino? Hell, no. If I cannot walk it, I will find another way hence the cab…lol.

As the cab made its way up the winding path to the Cruz, I saw a Japanese family with two young kids walking with rain coats on the side of the road. We have heard about this family from the other pilgrims who are in great admiration of a young family, father, mother and two young sons trekking this camino. I will tell you about their story on my next blog chapter but for now, I will show you pictures of Cruz De Ferro.

After Cruz De Ferro, we passed the town of Manjalin, population 1. Yes, there is only one eccentric resident here who believes that he is the last templar knight living. According to the taxi driver, you can sometimes see him in his full knight’s garb accosting the fellow pilgrims who passes by but not today as it is quite cold for any kind of knight. This is where he lives. You can also stay here as it is an Albergue but most people do avoid it:

We reached Ponferrada at a decent hour and I will update you in the next chapter. Ciao for now.