Life's a Stitch

I can’t believe on our last Camino we didn’t have a rest day until after 10 days of walking. This is our second rest day. Perhaps it’s due to the repetitive incline, maybe the heat, rain and humidity. Regardless, it was needed.

We took it easy, walking a bit to run errands. Yes, even on the Camino we have errands: C needed a haircut, I searched for an additional phone cable. 

The Hotel Comercio, although dated, has been comfortable and the staff outstanding. We had difficulty arranging details for the rest of this pilgrimage as we are going to follow a less travelled route and the front desk staff were successful in accomplishing everything we needed.

I was pleased to avoid the hotel on this coming route that was described as “a good place to have an extramarital affair.” That rooms are rented by the 12 hours. It might have been the same motel that somebody surmised was a brothel with red leatherette doors and a red light on the outside indicating the room was in use. Our first night is in a convent, hopefully no red leather there.

For lunch at the hotel restaurant we had our favourite Galician soup, Caldo Gallego, and calamari. Meh. We’ve had better on both counts.

Pontevedra is home to the pilgrim’s church  built in relatively modern times, 1778.

Tonight we attended the pilgrim’s mass.

Tapas was the night’s dinner: chorizo, sheep cheese, rice with a tomato based sauce and fried eggs, then shrimp in oil and garlic, accompanied by a bottle of vino tinto. 

Tomorrow’s plan is the road less travelled, the Camino Portugues Spiritual Variant.