Not too tired now...

Before I start, Ray has reminded me that the heat should now be off him re washing up liquid in the dishwasher. Mind you, he's been banned from the kitchen anyway, ("Result!,' says Ray!). This is because attention is now focussed on Luke, who walked ahead today listening to his BIAY and managed to miss the arrows, so ended up near some poly-tunnels, totally off course. He also broke a glass last night, leaving me to write a grovelling apology to our host 🙄😂😂. In the true spirit of the camino, though, he's been forgiven. 😂😘😘

After a great night's sleep none of us really wanted to get up! Our apartment was just fab and a day off to relax would've been ideal. We weren't catching the Pilgrim boat until 1200 though, so we had a lazy morning eating a later breakfast (thank goodness for that bread!) and just taking our time. We watched an earlier boat depart and dolphins feeding and playing as the boat departed! That was really special! 👏👏👏
After a quick walk around town (Vilanova wasn't that big) we collected our bags and headed to the Maritime station, just opposite our apartment. There were quite a few pilgrims already waiting so we hoped there were enough places on the boat! We were first in line though (that good old English tradition of queueing), and so first on board to claim seats up front so we could see out of the front of the boat.
Everyone managed to pile onboard and it really was quite a packed boat, but sitting at the front was great because we were out of the water when he went fast 🙄😂. The skipper occasionally gave us information about where we were and pointed out the Twelve Stations of the Cross as we cruised past them - massive stone or wooden crosses on the shore front.
The journey lasted about 90 minutes, so Marcel was in his element 😂. He loved it! Sid, too, felt quite at home, having arrived in Santiago de Compostela by stone boat centuries before 🙄😂.
We reached Pontecesures and began the day's walk, first to Padron, just 3km away, for lunch, which was delicious and just what we needed for the remaining 13km to Teo. 😋 😀 😜 Sid had a go at the Padron peppers but didn't get the hot one! And we had chips. 😋😀👏
The walk was, peculiarly, quite a difficult one. Not because it was uphill or rocky or boring - far from it - but because, by 1500 each day we'd usually stopped walking or weren't too far from our accommodation. Now, we were only just starting to walk, and it didn't feel right🙄😂.
So on we trudged, and it really did feel like that at times, for another 3 1/2 hours to our next stay. It was a large stone built house owned by Restaurant St Martiño, so there was a ready supply of food and drink right next door 😋😀👏.
After a refreshing beer (or other drink) we took showers and went back for food. Then it was straight to bed for what we hoped would be a good night's sleep. Ha ha ha - cue dog barking at 0200 that woke us all up, plus (speaking for myself) aching limbs and feet.
Ah well, it was our penultimate night - we'd be reaching Santiago de Compostela the next day, so none of that mattered!Read more