Baiona to Vigo

We were out the door at 6am this morning because it's a long day and we wanted to finish before the heat. Luckily, the sky was overcast most of the day and we had cool breezes.

We walked past beautiful beach after beautiful beach. The nicest of all was called Praia do America. As we made our way into Vigo, we found out that it is Armed Forces Day, which is actually several days of festivities. On Praia do Samil, soldiers were preparing for an exhibition that will be held on Saturday, May 30 and will be presided over by the King and Queen of Spain. We'll have to miss it since the Camino awaits. But as I walked to my hotel, I noticed hundreds of chairs setup in the Porta do Sol. I asked a crew person if there was going to be a musical performance, and she told me that the various military bands would be performing. Well, after having a bit of a rest, we went to the plaza to watch. The bands who performed were: Army, Navy, Air Force, Legion, Guardia Civil, the local municipal band, and the Royal Band. The finale was the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Royal band playing together, finishing with their national anthem. They were all great.

We walked 19.5 miles today.Read more