Sept. 30,2014From Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebteiro 18 miles

There were 2 routes to take; 1,the easy & shorter way was the roadway Nacional VI or the scenic way up & down through the trees, nature. I decide to take the shorter route though I walked by the road. It turned out to be a really safe way as there was a concrete divider between the road & the pilgrim's trail. The road is in the valley between the 2 mountains, I thoughtIwould only walk up to Vega de Valcarce butI got there at 12 noon too early ro stop.is topped there to have lunch & also bought peach & pear. I saw these chestnuts & wished it was already roasted just like in the Philippines, but it was raw.