Day 6: On to Nigran - 13 miles

Today, we walked North along the Atlantic and curved west along the coast, then north again to Nigran. Apparently, the beach here is the best in Galicia.... Highlights along the way were some nice break points at a cafe, a roadside stand, and a tapas restaurant. We ran into a German lady for the second day, a girl from Latvia, 3 girls from Bulgaria and Marta (Spain) and Anton (Russia).
We did a little less mileage today as we are in a vacation spot, and the Tour de Spain bicycle race is taking place, so accommodations are hard to come by and more expensive than we hoped. We have been making reservations a day or two in advance and liking that comfort, but we may be rolling the dice here soon and staying in "alburgues" or hostels for pilgrims. They are first come, first served, so we may change our tactics. Today we started at 8:30 and it was nice to check in at 4 pm after eating our big meal of the day.

Tara's input: The good news is that Jack's feet look much better today. The bad news is that while walking down the rocky shore to put our feet in the Atlantic last night, I slipped, landed on my backside, and really stubbed/cut my toe. I'm a knucklehead! Thankfully, a small first aid kit and a night's rest made it feel good enough to walk on. :)

The second piece of good news is that we found cheaper ibuprofen at a pharmacy. Ibuprofen is essential to keeping my old bones moving, so I was very excited to find it for half off; so excited in fact, that I sent Jack back in to buy another box by himself, so the pharmacist wouldn't think I have a problem... :)Read more