Hmmm . . . Maybe not.

On the way out of Cacabelos. By the time I stop today, I expect to pare that distance to Santiago by another 30 Km.

Approaching the town of Villafranca (“French Town”). The landscape here reminds me a great deal of Buncombe and Madison Counties, North Carolina. Same low mountains, the constant sound of rocky streams, and little farms tucked into coves.

Remember the Scotch Broom plants on the Meseta? Here is one being used as a broom by a municipal street worker in Villafranca.

The Roman bridge leading out of Villafranca.

Pilgrim statue in Villafranca.

Looking back to Villafranca and it’s early 16th-century castillo.

If it were ten degrees warmer, I’d jump in. A perfect “swimming hole” in the river beside the Camino.

An artisanal queseria (cheese-vendor). Unfortunately, it is Sunday morning, so the shop is closed.

Now there’s an idea. . .