day 9

let me start today by sharing a great evening before. we rented a very small apartment in Redondela just above the city center and right on the Camino path. we went to the local market and bought some cheese, sausage and crackers and paired it with a great wine from the Douro region of Spain.

It was a pleasant evening on our balcony where we enjoyed our apps and dried our laundry

We finished the night at the local pub and some Spanish football. We called it an early night as we knew the next day was forecasted to have heavy rain and 28mph winds.

Today was 12.3miles and was a fairly typical Camino day where our journey took us through small villages that were very old . These villages are fascinating with their very narrow streets, Roman bridges and quaint architecture.

A local was recovering mussels from the river bed as we made our way through the small village of Arcade.

The small villages gave way to a steep climb to the Camino way path high above the villages. This required a very steep climb and eventually we leveled out in a canopy of beautiful forest and stone paths.

This was a bit treacherous as heavy rain had started. The canopy provided a little protection from the heavy rain. It rained heavy for the last 5 miles of our walk today.

This is an example of tributes we see along the way. Everyone has their reasons for walking the Camino. Many of the reasons are posted on these boards along the Camino way. Buen Camino.