Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Rain or Shine

I woke up in Vigo to pouring rain and took my time getting ready to set out, hoping it would stop. It did, until five minutes into my journey. Sheets of rain made the yellow arrows pointing the way impossible to find and soon, I was lost. Employing my strategy of keeping he coast on my left, I eventually found the bay after several big climbs over a few hills.


Board shorts, rain jacket and waterproof backpack cover... Ready as ever!

Just outside Vigo, a beautiful island with a colonial mansion and arched bridge shown through the rain and fog, a larger suspension bridge behind it spanning over the bay.


The rain was still falling when I came upon "Jordy" from Barcelona, a 14 time pilgrim and interesting guy. I rode slow next to him trading stories, him how he met his wife while walking the Camino and I how my trip came about. We parted ways and a few rainy hours later I arrived I Caldas de Reis, calling it a short day just as the rain let up.


A church at the edge of Caldas de Reis.

Intersected by several creeks, the town is the largest around and offered a private albergue where I only shared a room with 6 people.


The albergue, quite different than the last one...

The town also had some locally brewed cider which was a great relief from the bland beer found here!


The next morning when I got up I noticed a black and purple Saint Augustine cap hangin from the bed next to mine. Surprisingly, one of the dudes sharing my room was also a San Diego native. It ws quite cool to talk about home on the morning I was due to arrive in Santiago!

Vigo -> Redondela -> Pontevedra -> Caldas de Reis -> 35 miles

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