Labaniego is small and quiet, and after today that suits you perfectly. You don’t arrive with shaky legs, but with that pleasant, gentle tiredness that comes after a day that went your way. Just over five hours ago, you were still in Igüeña.
It’s an easy stage. You climb for a while, to just over 1000 metres, but overall you descend more than you climb. That makes the walking feel almost effortless. The Olvidado is the forgotten route, and today, too, you mostly walk with yourself. There’s room to think, or to not think about anything at all. That’s fine too. You walk into the village, put down your rucksack and look back at the hills you’ve just crossed.