This morning we made enquiries about taking a bus or train to the next village only to find there are none! The alternative was for us to walk there but we were concerned about Ana Maria's foot. Consequently we went to the local medical centre where they have told Ana Maria to rest for two to three more days before attempting to do a full days hike. At the same time I seem to have developed some allergic reaction to the bee stings of a few days ago with swelling in my left ear, right arm and my neck. So now I have to take a few doses of antihistamine tablets etc for the next three days!
As Ana Maria is unable to walk any distance at present and there is heavy rain predicted for the next couple of days, we have decided to move on to the town of Benavente. Apparently there is one bus that will take us there tomorrow evening at 19:30. This will mean skipping about 120kms of our planned route, but we feel there is no other feasible alternative. If we get stuck in one of the smaller villages, it could become a bigger problem!
We are not going to be too apologetic about this as we reckon we have already travelled around 700kms and from Benavente to Finisterre we still have at least 600kms to go! If our bodies are up to it, we are determined to complete this walk, albeit that it will take us somewhat longer than planned.
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