I left Tui after the most scrumptious breakfast buffet I had seen in ages. Now that I am in Spain, there are different signs and markers and the first part of the walk took me through a beautiful path and forested area. For me, walking on cobblestones is like standing on granite all day; walking on asphalt is like linoleum and walking in the forest is like a plush carpet. So I started the day on a plush carpet.....
On the Roman Road, and we have seen these signs now for two days.
Spanish directional signs, different from Portugal.
A lovely Roman bridge. And then I did not take out my camera again until the end of the day. I missed the suggested turnoff and consequently walked 7 km through a horrible industrial estate into O Porriño, so I was quite grumpy. Fortunately, the Hospitalero at the albergue put me back into a great mood as he had lovely music playing and when I mentioned that Mel had sight problems which were especially bad at night, he gave us a private room beside the bathrooms. Not one floor up with everyone else.
Les and Mel arrived around 4:30. They too had missed the detour so we were ready for beer. Mel texting his wife to say he's ok!
And today has been a mixed day of walking. Forests, half km beside a road, through farming and then residential areas, up and down and finally to Arcade.(21km) I had chosen this as it is famous for their seafood.
We've just returned from sharing a beer with a prof from Melbourne, a GP from Zurich, who recently returned from running an Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone, and the Hospitalero.
Les and Mel have gone to the beach and fish boat area, and I'm resting my knees. Tomorrow we visit our ex-neighbour's mother in Pontevedra.
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