The village 7 km down the road on the way to Santa Cilia.
Friday, 6 May 2016
Monesterio San Juan de la Peña
This Monastery is 15 km up out of the valley (La Canal) in a remote location with often harsh weather. It fits the pattern. An illiterate hermit notices something, declares it a miracle and the place sacred. Then without funds or resources in a very challenging construction site, builds something. Everyone said I had to go. I did, and it was windy and cold. I took the employees bus up in the morning then walked down from the 1,000 m location to the Albergue 15 kms away at Santa Cilia (that place not worthy of pictures.
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hello Garis,
ReplyDeleteI've finally found your blog, and your pictures look much better than mine. How was the walk down the road to Santa Cruz? That walking track took me uphill for the first 15 minutes or so and then relentlessly down. There were some very rough patches, maybe not as treacherous as some of the sections down from the New Monastery to the Old, but I made good time. There seemed to be one or two parties of Spaniards who were walking up, but I saw them in the first half hour. After that, no one; it did make me wonder what would have happened if I 'had done a fetlock'. It would have been a long wait for help, and a tough carry or an expensive helicopter ride out!
That day was very long. I finally reached Arres around 5:00 - 5:30, quite exhausted. And I have wondered how you fared.