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- Jun 9, 2024, 10:23 PM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
SpainGaliciaCee42°57’27” N 9°11’27” W
June 6
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We are all excited to have a short walking day today. Our journey from Vilanova Arousal to Escravitude begins with a short stroll along a beach boardwalk to the ferry terminal, from there a two hour ferry trip to Pontecesures and finally a 10 km walk to our destination. Unfortunately, our boat reservation is for 1:30 which means most of the walk will be during the heat of the day. However, we were all happy to have a slow start and enjoyed a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Before our ferry, I went to a very interesting museum, the former home of Ramón Valle-Inclán (famous Spanish writer) and his family. The house and grounds are beautifully restored and his literary works penned in his own hand are extremely interesting. Wandering through the family home gave a lot of insight into his family's daily life. Our ferry was a treat on a large comfortable outboard motor boat. After many days of seeing the mussel rafts from a distance while we were walking, it was extremely interesting to see them up close and learn about this integral facet of the region's economy and that families own the mussel rafts not large businesses. We then continued on with stops at the 17 cruceiros that are located along the islands and form the unique Maritime River Way of the Cross. Our final part of the day was a combination of pathways and stone walks through hamlets. The heat was intense and a vending machine in one of the hamlets dispensed (after a beating and shaking) ice cold iced tea that gave relief and energy for the final section. We were disappointed when we arrived in Escravitude and realized our albergue is further down the way, another 4 km in the heat. We finally arrived disheveled and hot, shortly after 6 to find out we had two top bunks. The host, Roberto, was very welcoming and soaking our feet in the pool while enjoying a cold beverage felt fantastic! We did some laundry and Lorelee prepared our meal, pasta with tuna, which didn't sound appealing but was delicious 😋. We had a lovely evening sitting outside visiting with two sisters from Australia. They are also from a family of nine with four girls and five boys and the one sister is named Helen and is the same age as me. Another incredible day on the Camino.Read more
Everyday is another adventure, so much to see! [Denise]