Day 3: Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis

Sun! Sun! Sun! Glorious Sun! Praise the sun!

Yes, finally the weather broke and we saw the sky, and more importantly the sun again! It was glorious after multiple days of rain, more rain and rain.

A trifling 22km today, which was a decent trek through the Galician countryside. Lots of vineyards and beautiful small towns. In fact, it was so glorious we totally didn’t register our only hill of the day (300m ascent) because we were enjoying the sunshine (and the company!) so much :)

We stopped briefly at a prophetic sign ‘no complaints’ and kept that in mind as we ploughed on our way to Cladas de Reis.

The hotel for tonight has the most amazing garden (complete with robot grass cutter).

As a bit of a treat we had a very hot spa pool (it felt like 45deg) and a lovely massage - perfect for many days on the road :). A strange thing though - the spa was an old 40’s (or older) building and felt like it would have been an excellent setting for a horror film!

The staff were all decked in white suits and the building had loads of long corridors with old wooden fixtures and, frankly, some ceramic things I couldn’t tell you what to do with! Alas, for you dear reader, we didn’t get committed, or electrocuted..

Tomorrow we end up at Padrón (famous for the peppers) and within spitting distance of Santiago de Compostela (a mere 44km away now!).

Michaela’s shin is giving her some jip, but we are in no rush, and it seems to be healing quickly, especially after the hot spa!

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