Today, we started early, I was really slow this morning. Diana left at 6:30, Sheri at 6:50 and I left at 7:15, however, I managed a good cup of coffee before I left which is a real treat in El Camino, must places open at 9:00 am.
Caldas de Reís is away from the coast, so you basically start getting into the mountains right away. We are now in a central route to Santiago de Compostela. it was a gorgeous sunrise but I was in the forest when it was happening and I couldn’t take a picture to honor the beauty
We went through farm land and I took a close picture of one of the main plants that people eat in Galicia. The caldo Gallego is made with the leaves from this plant which is in the family of cabbage/kale. The caldo gallego is a soup made with this leaves, potatoes and speck. It is delicious!
The walk was full of peace and serenity until the tourist pilgrims arrived. One of them was playing music on a little speaker. I asked him if he has headphones, he said yes, so I told him, in a proper way, to use them.
Here are some pictures before the tourist arrived
I found Diana on Mile 8 and she surprised me with el camino gift. She basically made me look like a pirate
Since you are away from the coast, and people still want to eat fresh fish, I was amaze when I saw a van honking the horn at specific locations, people will come out and buy fish. This is service!!
We were surprised how fast we walked. We arrived to Padron around 12:30 and needed to kill time because our albergué wasn’t open yet, so you do what the local do, drink wine, beer and eat great food. I ordered a place fist which I dissected with surgical precision
Tomorrow, we are leaving at 6:30 am. We have a big mountain to climb . This is the profile. We want to have time to rest every 3 miles and take it easy.
Good day !!
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