Padron 21.5 km (Hotel Rosalia)

Hallelujah. Here we were thinking that the patron saint of Spain and the Camino, St James, was wreaking vengeance on us for our ungodly past, washing away our sins by dousing us with bucketloads of rain. The truth of the matter is we are on the edge of Hurricane Kirk. And the good news is we can continue to be ungodly!! We set off around 7.45am and had an hour before the sun was up so walked through the outskirts of Caldas de Rais under phone torchlight. The first spots of rain and it was back to the ponchos as we went from small back streets to forest paths. Leaving early had the advantage of getting to the first cafe and toilet stop before the crowd that descended on it about fifteen minutes later. Back on the trail and more forest paths alongside a river made for easy walking other than getting a bit muddy. We had another stop before we got into Padron where we had lunch. Settled in for a while there before we get the enthusiasm to don the packs again and find our hotel. Unfortunately this hotel is about 800m from the centre and it is lashing down so we won’t be going too far tonight. Forecast for tomorrow is very ordinary especially before lunch thanks to Hurricane Kirk. The train station directly opposite the hotel is definitely looking like a plan B with a 20 minute train ride as opposed to a 25km walk in a hurricane. Sounds dramatic but will see what tomorrow brings🙏🤞Read more