The weather forecast predicted heavy rain this morning, with thunderstorms and possible hailstorms. In the end all we got, thankfully, was a light shower. We did not need any of our rain gear which had been stowed high in our rucksacks. Tomorrow all that can go back towards the bottom of the rucksacks as the weather forecast is for lots of sun!
The first few kilometres we climbed and climbed on the road heading for the mountain pass of A Canda, 1281 metres high, which we reached two hours later. All the time we waited for the onset of the heavy rains, which thankfully never materialised. Lots of building activity by the side of the road, concerning the proposed fast train "AVE" which will link Medina del Campo, Lubian and Ourense.
As the weather seemed to be stabilising we decided to continue our walk cross-country. An extremely tiring trek up and down the hills and valleys, through beautiful countryside with the most stunning views. Eventually we arrived in A Gudiña, completely exhausted! Today it's been my turn to have foot problems, with my old hockey injury flaring up, causing acute pain.
Tomorrow is a very long stage so we have decided to stop roughly half way, in Campobecerros. We are looking forward to the trek tomorrow where you walk along the crest of the mountains passing through a number of villages (mostly abandoned) at a height of around 1000 metres. I remember this stretch as one of the most enjoyable of our 2010 trek.
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