Day 9 Porrino - Redondela - Arcade (train + 8 km walk)
We didn't enjoy Porrino as much as other places we have stayed at so far. (Update, we had two nights in O Porrino in Oct 2024 staying in a lovely apartment overlooking the square and we loved it.)
We left the albergue at 7.15 for coffee and tomatoes and olive oil on toast before making our way to the station to catch the 8,22 train to Redondela. While we were waiting a Spanish woman got off the train travelling in the opposite direction. She had been asleep and missed her stop of Redondela. We conversed using our phone translator apps while waiting for the train which was late. The conductor gave all 3 of us a free ride.
Once at Redondela we made our way into town and a helpful fellow guided us to the yellow arrows to pick up the Camino path again. The locals are always very kind to peregrinos (pilgrims). As we left the town we came across large groups of Austrian and German walkers with just day packs. They were part of tours that walk the last 100km of the Camino. (We struck a similar situation in the last section of the Camino Frances). We prefer the quieter, less populated stages of the camino. Some of these walkers looked too frail to be making the journey. Stopped half way for tea and bacon and eggs. One woman doing everything in the cafe with up to 30 customers at once!
Found our albergue A Xesteira €43 (for a private double room) were made most welcome by Naomi and made to feel at home in this small well equipped oasis with a lovely garden. After a shower we ventured into the town of Arcade and had lunch at Bar Bodegon. All the other patrons were locals and we enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. We shared a lovely plate of paella with white wine, followed by Tarta de Santiago, coffee and fried bread with cinnamon.
Only 82 kms to Santiago de Compostella.
Once at Redondela we made our way into town and a helpful fellow guided us to the yellow arrows to pick up the Camino path again. The locals are always very kind to peregrinos (pilgrims). As we left the town we came across large groups of Austrian and German walkers with just day packs. They were part of tours that walk the last 100km of the Camino. (We struck a similar situation in the last section of the Camino Frances). We prefer the quieter, less populated stages of the camino. Some of these walkers looked too frail to be making the journey. Stopped half way for tea and bacon and eggs. One woman doing everything in the cafe with up to 30 customers at once!
Found our albergue A Xesteira €43 (for a private double room) were made most welcome by Naomi and made to feel at home in this small well equipped oasis with a lovely garden. After a shower we ventured into the town of Arcade and had lunch at Bar Bodegon. All the other patrons were locals and we enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. We shared a lovely plate of paella with white wine, followed by Tarta de Santiago, coffee and fried bread with cinnamon.
Only 82 kms to Santiago de Compostella.
Our friendly waitress at Bar Bodegon at lunchtime.
The horse at our albergue.
A 'horreo' for storing grain. Typical of the Galician area.
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