Despite another forecast threatening rain much of the day, the morning was dry but a bit misty and foggy. With the rain now scheduled for late afternoon, we hoped to walk this short day without rain. We did have some rain throughout the day, but not too hard and not too long. We walk mostly on small, paved country roads. Normally we prefer not to walk on roadways, but there’s so little traffic here that we still feel quite safe.
We’re seeing plenty of hikers now. Most begin with their raincoats, but they soon stop to shed a layer, or two.
About 6 km into the walk, we enjoyed our first stop at Mos for coffee and a snack. Sitting at a table, Sara heard three women speaking English, so we began chatting as we had our coffee. They were three childhood friends who now live in different states. After a bit, we enter into a beautiful wooded path. Along the way we hear bagpipes again. What a beautiful sound as we walk through the woods, eventually seeing a woman playing for the Pilgrims passing by.
Getting into Redondela was a but tricky, with lots of warnings for hikers about safely navigating the roadways. It’s a busy city. Nevertheless, we found our way to our albergue, checked into our private room, and asked for a restaurant recommendation. Our host sang the praises of a fish restaurant just a block away. We went there and had a great pilgrim’s meal with fish. The waiter took time to show Sara how to fillet the fish on her plate. Sara also enjoyed drinking her white wine from a bowl.
We had planned on going out later for a drink and a snack, but the day turned grey and by 8:00, when Sara finished her travel planning work, it was raining quite hard. After a rather large and late lunch, we really weren’t hungry. So we decided to stay in and just go to bed early, hoping for a dry day tomorrow.
