LP and VQT

 Posted by LP - photos by VQT Photo above - large fish painted on rock - photo taken earlier today  Photo below - LP standing beside same giant fish painted on rock….taken May 2023

 Posted by VQT Headed to Redondela.  It’s a shorter day.  The last 5 km (3 miles) is steeply descending into Redondela.   Photo: stacked stone wall.   Yesterday LP did laundry.  With only minimal clothing doing laundry is a big deal.  Most of us don’t use laundromats - the large load washer & dryers, paying with credit cards and speed of the washing and drying cycles is very impressive.  Next time you travel outside the US and pass by a laundromat go inside and take a look.   Jane & Arthur are about 12 minutes away from our hotel.  I’m meeting them to walk today.  

 Posted by LP Photo - VQT bought me these lovely socks, mostly green with sheep all over (with a Camino de Santiago label)  Photo - VQT and LP after dinner this evening (salad, asparagus, Padron peppers and vino tinto) Photo - elaborate green door, very close to this evening’s  hotel in Vigo The taxi driver today was very excitable…lots of hand gestures, shouting, honking of the horn and driving very close to the car in front  Hotel staff and guests are being very kind to me, offering assistance and guidance on how to get better I am very sad that I am not walking with VQT, but I am coming around to the situation and feel fortunate that this is the extent of my problems  Thanks to everyone who has sent supportive messages, you are very much appreciated 💚

Posted  by VQT I walked the Littoral route today.  It follows the shoreline except when it doesn’t.  Was not well marked and zigged and zagged around houses and other developments on the coast.  Always knew I was headed in the right direction but not sure I was on the Camino path.  At one point around noon (?) I sent LP a WhatsApp message that no one was ahead of me or behind me.  Then I turned a corner and 2 Camino people were there.  We exchanged greetings and both of us said, “ it had felt like an apocalypse or the day after an apocalypse because we had seen no one”.   Never found anyone to walk with today so was solo almost the whole day.  Had planned to download an audio book for tomorrow but I’m going to meet Jane & Arthur in the morning and walk with them.  Tomorrow is about 9 miles.   Photo: Old boat on the sea   Photo: Harbor with boats. 

 Posted by VQT Photo: Yellow Camino arrow and shell.   Photo: cascading angel trumpet flowers.  Photo: pink flowers.  Maybe someone can identify?   Off to Vigo today.  It’s about 20 km (12 miles).  Weather is mostly cloudy.   Jane & Arthur stayed in a town last night about 3 miles behind me so I’m going to leave later this morning in hopes they catch up and we can walk together partway.  I walk today and for 3 more days then we take a boat one day and then on the fifth day from now I will walk into Santiago de Compostela.  

 Posted by VQT We followed the hotel receptionist recommendations on a dinner location.  But, we didn’t specify time we wanted to eat.    So here we are - it’s 6:30 pm and the only things we can order are breakfast items.   And glasses of vino tinto.  Bon appitto.  Photo: Our hotel tonight