Thar' she blows!

Well, today's challenge was wind and rain. The weather had been forecasted to change and today was it. Started out with a cloudy morning and managed to walk from Rabanal del Camino to Cruz de Ferro in weak sunshine. Following tradition, I left a stone I had brought from Australia at the foot of the cross. This cross and spot has become a very important symbol of the Camino. During the climb, I was constantly buffeted by very strong wind which kept blowing me sideways. It was difficult to stay upright in places. After Cruz de Ferro, it was basically downhill for a very steep descent. The rain started about 5 mins later. After 3 hours of downhill struggle in the rain, I decided to stop in El Acebo. I still have a further 8 kms or so of downhill descent to do tomorrow and it will still be raining. Hopefully it won't be quite as exhausting as today! However, I have now traversed the highest point of this route. Feels like an achievement. Will likely have another short day tomorrow and only walk to Ponferrada.