Day 16: Rainbows into O Porriño

31.9k👣 88Z🧡
18.8km/11.7mi

Had the other half of yesterday's tuna sandwich and TWO yogurts for breakfast. Yum. Saw me through the whole morning.
Our apartment was right on the Camino, so all we had to do was turn left, once the bags were picked up.
On the road around 8:15 - :30.

BEAUTIFUL walk today along the river, through woods, dirt paths as well as asphalt, gently up and down.

It POURED rain, then let up, then POURED again, and repeat repeat repeat. Grateful for my REI rain pants today and for my green poncho.

We had some blue sky, then rainbows, both in the sky and IN FRONT of the woods !!!

Passed some workers laying a cobblestone walkway. We'd seen the walkways under construction but figured they must be laid by machine, they were just that straight and uniform. But no! The guys were doing it BY HAND.

Over and under highways, mostly on side roads and woodland paths alongside the river

A small white car passed us with its music blaring. We could still hear the beating bass even after we couldn't really hear the engine anymore. Joe quipped, "Poor guy. He's still having trouble separating from his mother. Ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum."

Meanwhile, I was composing haiku in my head:

Blue skies, Ghibli clouds.
Torrential rain this morning
All but forgotten.

"Be here now," is the word of the day.

As we got close to town, the "official" Camino followed main roads into town. But another smaller and quieter option appeared . . . So we took it!! It was a narrow dirt path alongside a proper creek. We eventually crossed over to the other side and finally turned towards town. We scurried past something foul smelling (recycling? treatment plant?) and then very soon we were walking down a street with old arches on both sides with stores behind them.

By 2:30pm, we met up with A&E at Paso a Nivel, where we shared a salmon & avocado tosta. J had a lemonade soda, I a cerveza com limón. First one this Camino!

We picked up our bags there, and made our way to the apartment where we promptly fell into bed. Up later for a shower and laundry. Maybe tapas and wine later.

Joe: This bed is like the seats on the Totoro neko bus.... Meaning very sinkable and squishy. 🤣Baca lagi