{"id":3108,"date":"2019-05-15T12:16:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/throughourlookingglass.ca\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2022-04-16T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T23:13:55","slug":"day-2-venta-del-escamplero-to-grado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/throughourlookingglass.ca\/index.php\/2019\/05\/15\/day-2-venta-del-escamplero-to-grado\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: Venta del Escamplero to Grado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Distance Today: 15.5 km
Total Distance from Oviedo: 29.8 km.
Elevation Gain: 311 metres
Weather: Sunny\/warm
Highlight: Morning Mist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sunshine and morning mist created a magical atmosphere that makes me want to paint! We couldn’t stop taking pictures at every turn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venta del Escamplero to Grado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Venta del Escamplero to Grado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today we walked mostly on quiet country roads and dirt tracks, but one busier road had us worried. With a guard rail and a steep embankment on one side and a rock cliff on the other, we couldn’t help but wonder where to leap if two cars were passing. Thank heavens the issue didn’t come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We passed through several tiny villages so close that a sign showing we were leaving one village and entering another were just a few paces apart. There were many more horreos on this route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just one of many horeos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At Penaflor we came to a Romanesque bridge. Because it was in a strategically significant location, it was the site of brutal clashes between the French and Spanish in the Peninsular War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romanesque bridge, Penaflor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We planned on walking to San Juan de Villapanada today which is 4.3 km further, but felt Grado was far enough, especially when I caught sight of the unusual looking “La Quintana Albergue.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Quintana Albergue, Grado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We checked in and are in a room for five for 12 Euros each. Dave grabbed the single bed that is off in a distant corner all by himself – a good thing because he has a cold with a cough. I am on a lower bunk with lots of head room which always makes me a happy camper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grado is bigger than what meets the eye. This is where we discovered the biggest supermercado with fully stocked shelves that we have ever seen on any Camino. We bought groceries for dinner tonight, breakfast tomorrow, and almost bought the makings for a pot of soup at the albergue in Cornellana where we want to stay tomorrow. When Dave said, “You don’t want to carry all THAT do you?” I put it all back. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Blogging Judy” at La Quintana Albergue, Grado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Distance Today: 15.5 km Total Distance from Oviedo: 29.8 km. Elevation Gain: 311 metres Weather: Sunny\/warm Highlight: Morning Mist The sunshine and morning mist created a magical atmosphere that makes me want to paint! We couldn’t stop taking pictures at every turn. Today we walked mostly on quiet country roads and dirt tracks, but one busier road had us worried. With a guard rail and a steep embankment on one side and a rock cliff on the other, we couldn’t…<\/p>\n

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