Villafranca Montes de Oca, Spain and Canary Islands

... of course there's always an even bigger hill at the end (it's the law of cycling don't you know). Rabanal is rather small and therefore packed full of Peregrinos. The refugio we stayed at in 2001 was full but we could have had a mat on the ...

6th August 2008 Villa Martin (15kms outside of Ponferrada) Cloudy and cool This morning began at 0730 when we set off from Rabanal. We were 2 of the late stragglers, the first clicks of walking sticks went by the tent at about 0500. ...

... . After the flatness of the past few days it will be interesting to get into the mountains when, after Astorga we go over the Montes de Leon. The main pass is at 1500 so we'll have to plan our days to ensure we give ourselves enough time to ...

... time is that there are far more private refugios. Some of these are really very nice, with manicured lawns, swimming pools and free internet. I'm assuming that the many guide books that are now published (there were virtually none in 2001) will guide ...