Day 11 Redondela 18km

We had a terrible night in the albergue. It was boiling hot, and we couldn't open the solid wooden shutters that would have allowed the strong sea breeze in because that was also where the sun was.

Just after 2am, someone's mobile alarm went off. then shortly afterwards, an American lady got up and opened the wooden shutters near my bed. she then tried to shut them but couldn't, so she just left them. The strong sea breeze was still blowing, so the shutters started to bang with the force of the wind. So, I had to get up out of my top bunk and close them again.

over the next few hours, various mobie alarms went off, and peole got up using the torches on their mobiles to see by, thereb helpfully lighting the whole room, and then everyone who had not thought to pack their backpacks the previous evening decided to do that.

We just got up, had our breakfast, and left. It was reasonably cool at 0710, but it soon warmed up. By midday, it was 35 degrees, and by 5pm, it was 40ish. It is expected to be in the high 30s and low 40s over the next few days.

The walkout of Vigo involved some steep ascents for about 7km before it levelled, and then we had some steep descents into Redondella.

Apart from the ascents, the walk was very pleasant. We met a couple of people from Cyprus and had some great conversations about life, faith, kindness, what it means to be a good person, and how to be happy. It made the walk much more enjoyable.

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