What a very beautiful city! Definitely one to come back to! The alberge had heating! The first in days so humours were high. Sadly Ourense is built on several hills so this morning meant climbing out of the valley. My chest, I mean the structure (not the lungs which are fine) failed me on the ascent. I suppose 900km with 16kg pulling you into a bad shape for at least 8 hours a day takes it's toll and I had to stop. It wasn't far off a 1:2 ascent but I was shocked that I couldn't trot up it as I normally would. Brian and Sandra of Pueblo Ingles both rang me and gave mean excuse/time to get my ribcage back into squareThanks guys! I think I have aggravated an old collar bone break. I remember that the bone was completely snapped, still rode the big Harley home, and it healed badly with one piece on top of the other so there is a large bump. I also remember having to pass a shooting test, or lose a great job, very soon afterwards and the thumping the rifle gave it probably didn't help either. I was just grateful it was 5.56mm ammo and not 7.62mm which would have rebroken it! Anyway, it is only days to do now, even though 2 of them are pretty big days. Mañana is 40km and so will be an early start and a late finish with a poor weather forecast. The forecast for the next day is not much better, nor is it much shorter but if all runs to time then the last day will be short ish at about 20km and who cares on the last day!
Sent from my iPod, only 2 steps ahead of the cops!
