Welcome to Vigo, Spain

With our arrival in Vigo slated for 9:00a, I was surprised to see the city lights twinkling when I pulled open the curtains just before 8:00a. We even had cell service on the phone thanks to our T-Mobile plan.

Vigo, is located in the northwest of Spain. It is the country’s largest fishing port. For cruise ships, however, it is a convenient port for Santiago de Compostela, a world heritage site and a place of pilgrimage for Catholics. No one in our party will be going there, however. Deniz has booked himself on a ship’s tour that will take him to the nearby Spanish-Portuguese border to visit towns on either side of the border. Having never been to Vigo before, Mui and I plan to explore the city on foot.

But first … breakfast at the Garden Café while we await the ship to be cleared by the authorities.Read more