Day 8 Arcade to Poio

Today was a bit tough. More hill climbs and descents with a good portion of paved roads but some beautiful forest walking too.
We started off slow, walking with Filip from the Czech Republic. We also saw Jess, alias “Ukeleila.”. There are masses of people now, so many pilgrims! So the feeling is different from earlier on. But… we turned onto the Spiritual route after Pontevedra and I think it will be much nicer the next two days. Unfortunately, most of the others we’ve met are going the other way. But we hope to see familiar faces in Santiago!
Pontevedra was beautiful! We had lunch there - and ice cream! - and continued on to our lodging at the monastic Poio where we have two comfortable beds and a bathtub!! 🛁 it was sorely needed to ease the aches and tired muscles. I think our distance today was 22km. That doesn’t sound bad, but the hills add a lot of exertion. The temps have been mid-29s C and the sky has been deep blue and sunny. Perfect!
Today, we go through lovely Combarro and up a BIG climb to Armenteira.Read more