Vigo, Spain

Today we went to Baiona and Vigo, Spain. Even though we are in a Spanish speaking country, the people of Vigo use their own blend of Portuguese called Galaigo. They were heavily influenced by the Celts as well and use bagpipes in their traditional music.

In Baiona we saw a replica of Columbus’ ship, La Pinta. It’s so so small. I don’t know how they survived crossing an ocean. But the Pinta landed in Baiona, so it is celebrated. We had a little time in old town. Mom found a nice bracelet with a shell. Pilgrims pass through Vigo to Santiago to get rid of their sins. Vigo’s emblem to prove pilgrims passed through is a scallop shell.

Next we went to the ruins of the Castro family palace. Very green and a great overlook of the city and ocean. Afterwards we headed back to the boat.

Mom had to get them to change our disembarkation time. They had us being called at 8am but the drive from Le Havre to Charles de Gaulle airport takes at least three hours. Our flight is at 2:40pm but we didn’t want to have to rush. Now we get off the boat at 6:15am. I’m hoping all the airline drama is done after the mess it was to get to the ship initially.Read more