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29-Apr-2023 -- This is the 1^st out of 9 reports reaching or attempting confluence points during a one-week bicycle trip in Northern Spain from Santiago de Compostela to Barcelona.

On Friday evening I arrived by airplane at the airport of Santiago. I cycled about one hour and spent the night in a village called O Pedrouzo. Since this is the last leg of the St. James way (via Frances), there were dozens of hostels. Nevertheless, I had a hard time to find accommodation due to my late arrival. Nearly everything was fully occupied. I finally got a bed in one of the cheap hostels.

The next morning, I would have had only 40 km to cycle to the confluence point, if I hadn’t lost my way several times.

This confluence is located quite high on a hill where several wind turbines have been built. The nearest turbine is in 200 m distance. The exact location of the confluence is right at a corner of a Eucalyptus plantation. Why on earth would someone plant this tree, which originally comes from the southern hemisphere?

Afterwards, I visited the nearby Dolmen Forno Dos Mouros.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 300 m
• Distance to a track: 5 m
• Distance of bicycle parking: 100 m
• Time to reach the CP from the road: 5 min
• Time at the CP: 12:17 PM
• Measured height: 733 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
• Position accuracy: 5 m
• Topography: hilly
• Vegetation: Eucalyptus plantation, blackberries, grass.
• Weather: sunny, 26° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Eucalyptus and Windturbine Confluence

The story continues at 43°N 7°W.