Camiño Portugues Day 11: Barro - Pontecesures

We survived our night in the "very basic" rooms above the truck stop café with rather iffy bed linens. Relieved to wake up without any itches or other damage, we went downstairs for coffee and then headed along the highway back towards the Camino.  We were relieved to see that after a night of heavy rain, the clouds were clearing, and at our first break for coffee we peeled off all our waterproof layers and stuffed them into our packs. The world was wet and as always on days like this I had fun photographing the dripping plants and flowers.

Passed through the town of Caldas de Reis, stopping only to take photos on the old bridge.

Then back into the country, among the vineyards, pumpkin patches, corn and cabbage fields. 

Cabbage attains its final destiny, as caldo gallego

After a tureen of the finest caldo gallego, cabbage and bean soup, we continued to Cruciero do Carrece, where we discussed such weighty matters as emigration, unemployment and national finance with  farmer José. He gave Annette a four-leaf clover and his address, so she could send him a copy of our group photograph, the old-fashioned way!

We were happy to arrive late in the afternoon at our hotel in Pontecesures, an industrial town just over the river from Padrón, less than 30 km from Santiago. 

One more day to go!