The next day's stage was Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis, a shorter stage for us, hoping to break the final long days into more manageable bits. We had tried this earlier but missed the hotel and ended up with the longer day. Not all the auberges, pensiones, hosterias, hostels, hotels, etc., are right on the Camino. Sometimes you have to side-track to find something. Nonetheless, we got to Caldas de Reis in good order, found the desired pensione, and took the afternoon off.
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Stream-side moment |
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So I think my photos are giving a very false impression of the Camino as we
experienced it; about 60% of it is on pavement...concrete, asphalt, stone, tarmac,
whatever...who wants a picture of that? But that's what it was, despite the pix... |
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Northern Spain is covered in mostly wild eucalyptus--not a native--and ever more
is being planted |
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The day's excitement |
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Lunch: sausage, ham, cheese bocadillo |
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At a nice place on the trail |
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So the hot spot has gone to being a full-fledged blister; but
who's complaining? |
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Rec area in someone's backyard; aargh! |
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I think we may have seen this ride in Seville |
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What you're not seeing here is the Train of Modest Velocity whooshing by overhead |
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Sometimes, fellow pilgrims will leave notes on the signposts, profound thoughts,
uplifting quotes, etc. |
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For example...Winston Churchill?! |
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Ever onward |
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Warmer temps, more water |
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Approaching Caldas, one is confronted with a variety of peregrino
bill-boards |
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Another political message |
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Color-coded Temptation |
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Color-coded florals |
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A kind of bill-board, don't you think? |
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Beautiful granite house |
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Vineyards everywhere |
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And more billboards |
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We opted finally for this one |
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Great scenery here and there |
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Potato sandwich the owner of La Moderna
gave us |
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So our pensione was on the other side of the church; on this
side, much Sunday afternoon music and dancing was going
on |
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Never did figure out what it was all about, but it stopped abruptly about 5PM |
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And everything returned to weekend quiet |
1 comment:
Potato sandwich. Hum. Interesting. Did you have your hotel/pensione reservations ahead of time or just find one when you came to a stopping place?
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