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[QUOTE="Undermanager, post: 1249155, member: 46206"] Day 3 - Igualada to La Panadella Power. I bought a worldwide Momax 70W fast charge adapter before this trip. After 2 days, it's been brilliant. Just chuck in a few leads and away you go. My phone is now charged up in well less than an hour, and no problem for the backup power bank and electric toothbrush. It isn't particularly cheap but am very happy with it so far and will be useful when I travel further afield. Leaving Igualada is less gruesome than arriving. The way out is clearly marked and you are soon on the outskirts and on to a dirt track. Hurrah, you say, but 5 minutes later, you're back on road. Today is another day next to or very close to the motorway. Jorba, about 2 hours and 9kms from Igualada is the first place to stop, with a couple of cafes in the quiet village. 3kms on from that, there's a motorway stop with food and drink in the petrol station or in the cafe. I'd like to describe it all up to that point but there's not a lot to describe really. The motorway stop is just over half way to La Panadella. From here, the tarmac route is quieter and less unpleasant, but seems to be mostly on an uphill gradient. And boy oh boy, that last 4 kms to La Panadella is fun - stick your headphones on and march to the beat, a long, straight uphill tarmac road, but next to no traffic. Today, light rain was forecast but none came, so will happily take that. My hips hurt a bit, I can't walk for 10 minutes if I stop for a break and my feet ache, but no major traumas to report. The destination is essentially a tiny hamlet on a hill that has become a truckstop. There's a petrol station, a breakdown place, a few other random buildings and the huge Hotel Bayona. You can stay here for a bargain €25, for a perfectly adequate en suite room. The welcome when I arrived at 2.00pm was warm and friendly, the ambience is fantastic, there's a huge very busy eating area and it's the kind of place I love! It's early days yet but it's quite a shock to the system to start pounding tarmac for two days - not unusual as both body and mind are adapting. Am I enjoying this Camino so far? Tricky one, as I thought the monastery was just an overpriced tourist trap and there's not been much to go WoW at so far, except at the skill of the Spanish to create roads. Thankfully, the albergues were both top notch and tonight is gonna be a blast. Good Hotel Bayona change my perception of this Camino? Tomorrow will be a challenge. I think that's the place not far off 30kms away where I then have to phone the police to get in the albergue? Not sure about that. I also plan to go through the rucksack and see what I can bin. I'm sure I can lose another kg! [/QUOTE]
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