{"id":3606,"date":"2019-07-04T19:07:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T19:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2019-07-19T12:19:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T12:19:30","slug":"day-26-pounding-the-pavement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/?p=3606","title":{"rendered":"Day 26 &#8211; Pounding the Pavement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Molinaseca to Cacabelos &#8211; 24 kms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I forgot to mention cherry man yesterday. When we arrived in Molinaseca we went to a little shop and bought some sports drink and some chips.<\/p>\n<p>We were almost back at our hotel when we heard &#8216;hola&#8217; from a man behind us. The man from the shop had chased us down the road and handed us a punnet of cherries. So nice of him. Mike thought he liked me.<\/p>\n<p>I also forgot to mention the big storm. We&#8217;d just spent a balmy evening eating dinner by the river. People were still swimming and the outdoor bars were packed.<\/p>\n<p>We got back to our hotel which overlooked the bars and river and I thought we might be in for a noisy night.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes later the wind and rain started. Then the hail, then the screams. We struggled to close our windows as the storm whipped in.<\/p>\n<p>I looked out the window and the place was deserted. It wasn&#8217;t such a noisy night after all.<\/p>\n<p>Today we pounded the pavement all day, it was awful. We travelled through Ponferrada which is the largest town until we reach Santiago. It had a cool castle but other than that, it was a shithole and we&#8217;re glad we didn&#8217;t stay there.<\/p>\n<p>At 2pm thunder clouds started rolling in, so we sped up the last five kms to make it to our hostel in time.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re staying in a nice hostel with a microwave and plates and stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Not in the mood to go out, we picked up some melon, Parma ham, salad, and soup for dinner. And some peach juice. First alcohol free night! Probably won&#8217;t get any sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Big tree fallen over where we stayed last night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3610 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908.jpg\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"e239cedd-309b-40e8-b323-3a63f6460b16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0728286451850421507080908-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Castle at Ponferrada<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3611 alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022.jpg\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_0949371987477783126989022-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molinaseca to Cacabelos &#8211; 24 kms I forgot to mention cherry man yesterday. 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