Etapa 22: Arcade

We started the the day by going to two different places for breakfast. I got empanadas at one and a Nepolitana (tastes as good as it looks) at the other.

The name of the bakery where I bought the Nepolitana was called La Panacea (most bakeries are called pananderia) and they also sold some basic household goods.

The first part of today’s walk was on a greenway going through a neighborhood in Vigo and then along the highway. Eventually that came to an end and we walked beside an old railroad track until that came to an end, at which point we made the steepest climb I’ve done in the entire Camino. Like just straight up. I would have been very nervous to drive on the hills we were climbing that’s how steep they were.

We stopped at and had lunch at a restaurant some locals recommended. The Spanish guys I’m traveling with like to ask 3-4 people for recommendations on local food and then hash out which one to go to. One of the best things about traveling with them haha

After a huge lunch, I think we all fell asleep for at least like 5 minutes in the nearby park (una siestita) and then finished the afternoon by walking to Arcade.

It was Fran’s birthday and in evening José made a traditional dish that was rice, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, and pork ribs all cooked together in the oven. Super tasty and for dessert one of Fran’s brothers had bought a Tarta de Santiago and candles for him to blow out!Read more