Another 10-12 mile hike, from Redondela to the university town of Pontevedra, quite a bit larger than the towns we had previously reached.
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| Looking back to Redondela from the cafe where we (finally) had breakfast |
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| Wilderness on the Camino |
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| Not sure what this was... |
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| What are these things? you ask |
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| Goateed cat |
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| Approaching the Medieval bridge at Sampaio/Arcade |
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| Just wide enough for a small car and a pilgrim |
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Site of a major 1809 battle between the locals and the invading French; the
guidebook says locals still name their dogs after the French generals |
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| Interesting neo-classical architecture in Sampaio/Arcade |
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| Rustic architecture; but it works |
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| Now a longer stretch of Via Romana XIX |
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| Chariot ruts right and left |
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It's the weekend, and the day-hikers are out in force; we look upon them with
disdain, as they pass us |
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Also the bicyclistes; the greatest danger on the Camino is that of being run down
by asshole cyclists, who, if you're lucky, will give you .0005 nano-seconds to move
off the path |
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| Another chapel |
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| At a pulpo-fest |
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| Not in La Technique |
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Hotel Avenida, where we stayed in Pontevedra; not pictured:
Pizza Hut, across the street, where we dined |
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Next morning, a very early morning departure and walk
through town |
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| Very famous Church of the Virgen Peregrina |
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Inside; you can't tell from this,but the floor plan is in the shape
of a scallop shell |
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| Better to light one candle...despite the damned darkness |
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| Another view, later, after we had visited the nearby cathedral |
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| Interesting Pontevedra architecture |
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| Early morning Pontevedra street scene |
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| O Burgo bridge, crossing the river Lerez |
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Patron saint of accordionists...wait...no... that's local boy Cesar
Diosino, who wrote "Golodrinas de Capistrano"; also "Deje mi
corazon en San Francisco"; if memory serves |
