Villafranca

No room at the first 2 Refugios so off to Villafranca and the municipal Refugio on the outskirts of town. And what a pretty town and, so far a quiet Refugio. And a vending machine that does ice cold beer!

The run down the hill was fantastic, and if I hadn't had a load or if I'd known the road better it would even have been more fun than the run down Green Mountain - certainly faster but full loaded through the hairpins the brakes performed fantastically and there is still loads to spare and it was 8km in about 13 minutes - it took ages to stop grinning.

Ponferrada was surprisingly lovely but it was just too early to stop so I have ended up in Villafranca which should mean a nice day tomorrow too as I can get breakfast and the hills are just on the doorstep.

Buen Camino