Camino (Portuguese) Part Dos

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 …Leggi altro