• Todd and Ann ZimmelCamino (Portuguese) Part DosTraveler
    2Morning cafe con leche & churros w/ milk chocolate 😋 Thanks Cam🇨🇦 for recommendation
    After surviving the party of Pontevedra Ann and I said goodbye to this beautiful Galician cityThe Spiritual route is very well marked which is good because there are fewer pilgrimsWe have added the Spiritual route. Few pilgrims walk it due to timelines or they are not aware of itThe Spiritual is a much quieter way and adds 1-2 days. It is also more difficult with ups and downs⛰️We did meet and walk with a few pilgrims. These 2 are from Italy and met on the Camino.Spains version of a skate park 🛹Still walking along the water. Can never get enough of Palm trees 🌴 🌴Beautiful sunny day on the SpiritualFound our way to the seaside village of Combarro. This is our home tonight. Excited to be here!Not only do we have our own bedroom & bathroom, we have the whole home!!Family room. With lounger 😴A washing machine!! Finally in clean clothes 😀 We are in heavenView from our balcony 👀View from our home. Not sure this power boat is seaworthy. Hope everyone got out.Same boat at low tide. Needs a bit of workThis seaside village is literally right on the water. The dog here walked right into the waterAs Ann demonstrates, there is no room for error walking near the waterCombarro is such a lovely place (but very touristy)Low tide on the Ría de Pontevedra by our home.Is it to scare birds from the grapes 🍇 or another celebration 🎊? Who knows 🤷🏼‍♂️Ann striking a pose for her model shoot. 📸 Beautiful Darling 💋Refreshments by the sea. 👍 Salud 🍺 🍷Hórreos or graineries originated in Combarro and they are prominently display.This village has many crucifixes on display. Jesus on the cross faces water Mary on the other side2Tonight in Spain there was a total lunar eclipse. Not visible in North America

    CP Day 14 Spiritual to Combarro

    September 7 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Before we got on the road today we stopped at a highly recommended coffee and churros bar called Hi. Omg the chocolate churros were to die for. After leaving Pontevedra, which was spotless and clean after the party of the night before, we veered off the path that most pilgrims take. We decided to do the quieter and more rugged spiritual variant. It was bittersweet because we are looking forward to the peace and beauty of it but many of our Camino friends are staying on the Central route or are doing the spiritual variant at a quicker pace. Today we only did 12km over 2.5 hours. A relatively short day. It was a good decision as it was good to give Ann’s feet a bit of a break. We think that blister might be healing up. Yay!
    It was a nice walk. Nothing too challenging. But were we pleasantly surprised when we got to our destination in Combarro. We had our own apartment with a beautiful view of the sea and our very own washing machine!! First thing we did was wash clothes and hung them on a line hanging from our balcony.
    Combarro is a beautiful little fishing village known for its Hórreos and crucifixes. Hórreos were used for storing grain. They are off the ground, keeping the grain water and rodent free. After our chores were done we wondered through the old village and found a nice spot for vino and cerveza. For dinner we went to a cute little bakery and picked up some homemade pizza that we brought back to our place and warmed up in the oven.
    Just before bed we were able to view the lunar eclipse which was not visible in North America.
    A very nice day. Tomorrow will be another short km day but uphill most of the way. Stay tuned …    Read more