We started our walk a little before 0540 with Ronata. She is Italian born in southern Italy but lived many years In Germany. She is back in Italy now working in various hotels. She is young and strong and very happy all the time, a delight to be with. We started out up a very, very steep hill probably 1 mile up. We went the northwest route as we did not see any other route. It was tough seeing arrows and once again a man stopped his car to direct us. Once we got to the top, the walk was beautiful and quite easy. Ronata is a fast walker she did the Camino France in 19 days. So we were moving the whole time and arrived in Cea our planned stop at 1000. We went to the albergue and it did not open until 5 pm. We stopped at a bar and had cafe and toast. Cea is famous for its bread. They bake it in a wood stove. It is delicious. So off we went to get a loaf. After going to two bakeries, we found our bread and were able to see the ovens. We decided to keep walking. Ronata wanted to go on and we saw a listing for a Refugio that had rooms for $20 a night. We stopped at the Refugio and our friend continued. Our hope is that we wil meet again. The room we have is delightful with our own shower and toilet. It also has a stove, microwave and a refrigerator. Life could not be better. It is a bit off the path but lovely. We will go back to the bar for a big lunch at 1400. |
| Trail to Cea |
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| Stu and Italian friend Renata |
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| Joan and Renata |
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| Cea |
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