Day 7 to Chapela- 16 miles

Guess what we did today? We walked! Shocking, I know. But today we walked in the rain! Jack called it "heavy fog," but it was more than that. Thankfully, it wasn't heavy rain, the temperature was warm, and it subsided around 11am (we started around 8 am). We walked for a couple of hours with a super nice woman from Latvia named Daina. She works as a software developer in the UK and has perfect English. She was really fun to talk to and made the rain more bearable.

Overall, there hasn't been much elevation gain, but today, we climbed a few steep hills. We also walked through a large city called Vigo. There, we stopped at a cafe for cokes. It was pretty great because they also gave us complimentary chips and filled up my water bottle with some ice. It's the little things. :)

Jack's right quad started really hurting while we were in Vigo, so we stopped at a pharmacy. The pharmacist helped fit him for a brace, and it helped tremendously. We walked through a beautiful park, saw more amazing churches, and landed in the city of Chapela. We keep messing up meal times here. Most places close the kitchen between 4-8pm, but we keep asking if we can see the menu. Today, our server felt sorry for us and brought us extra tapas to snack on. She also told us about a local bakery where we got yummy empanadas. Maybe we will get it right tomorrow!

Okay, one last bit of randomness. While we were in the park, I saw the WC (restroom) sign and was very relieved. As we walked up, we realized it was an automatic bathroom pod! You had to pay to enter and had to finish your business in 20 minutes. I didn't wait that long, but I'm thinking the door automatically opens after that. Could be potentially awkward. :) My only complaint was the lack of TP. Otherwise, it was pretty cool.Read more