Day 4 to Maneru—a lone red poppy amid the green—April 25, 2024

I was the last one to leave the Auberge after sleeping in until 8:30 AM.  I guess I needed that after a long hike yesterday.

Around the corner from the was a café that had a scrambled egg sandwich, juice, and coffee, which was what I needed to get in my step for the next destination.

Monument to the Camino Pilgrims in Obanos

Many villages have these public fountains. I’m using my Steripen, but I probably don’t have to throughout Spain.

It was a continuous climb up to alto del Perdón, which was lined with windmills. 

At the top, there were two monuments one was for the Peregrino Pilgrims that were made of metal. 

On the other side of the road, there was a rock memorial to all of the villages that were pillaged during the Franco regime. Each rock represented a village that was wiped out.

From there, it was a pretty steep drop down to Uterga I enjoyed the stop for some coffee and orange juice.

I continued on to Punta la Reina and saw the old bridge.

I continued on to Mañeru where I stayed at the Aubergue el Cantero.  Here are some pictures of the accommodations there including a Templar knight.

Rosalin was a very gracious host and made sure I had a bottom bunk along with real sheets and a blanket.

She also hosted a delicious dinner that included lentil soup or salad, pork loin, or chicken, and ice cream dessert and of course, a couple of bottles of wine for the table. I enjoyed my water and picked the soup and pork.

There were some familiar pilgrims at the table, including Siggy from Austria— he was an expert with Google translate since he only spoke German—the Croatian couple and the two Chinese women from Kirkland, Washington—my hometown: Maan and Amanda.