Snow on the Camino Sanabres

We had a sense that we would eventually run into inclement weather. The forecasts had been predicting snow and fellow travelers had confirmed these reports. As we headed further north we began to see snow on the mountaintops and as we neared those ranges we suspected we might actually experience a different kind of Camino. We had read and been told that theVia de la Plata is the warmest of all the Camino’s and we were advised to be prepared for the heat. The good news was that the Camino Sanabres was condsidered to be a mild reprieve from the Plata and here we could expect cooler weather and as we enjoyed a reprieve from the warmth of our earlier days. When we heard reports of snow ahead I had to admit we were surprised. Our friend Bernard who had walked this route a year earlier was surprised as well. We had to send him pictures so he could see this with his own eyes. 

When we left Puebla de Sanabria it was cold and wet. We could see snow very close to us and suspected we might run into it on the trail. When we woke up the next day we put on every piece of clothing that we had brought with us in preparation for the impending weather. Within the hour snow began to fall and it was stunning. It seemed just the other day that our skin was burning from the noon sun and now we doing our best to warm ourselves as we walked along this way.

When we arrived in Lubian we encountered a rainbow. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful place to end our day. We stayed in a beautiful room above the Bar Javi. Our friends joined us for a lovely dinner and we chatted about the beauty and surprise of the days weather.

Tomorrow we head out to La Gudina. We will alter our trail for the next few days. The weather conditions have closed the trails and so we will navigate on our own. We will touch bases with our traveling companions and then will set out on the old N525 and some back road trails to reach our destinations. A bit exciting I have to say. We will check in with you at the end of each day. We think of you so many times throughout our adventures. You are loved and thought of so very much.

Buen Camino…