Oct 4
The municipal Alberge was an interesting experience. Both my roommate and I were in bed by 9 pm, but conversations echoed from the nearby public room until quiet time at 10:30. I woke up a little after 7 and tiptoed to the bathroom so as not to awake Michangelo. When I returned to room, to my surprise he was gone. In fact, the entire Alberge was almost empty. My eye ask and earplugs are very effective! Turns out, checkout time was 8 am – even though the sun wouldn’t rise for another 30 minutes.
Whereas yesterday I was able to do 20k before the pain started, today it was less than 5. My leg is swollen and red and I have decided my plan to bus to Santiago and then walk back to Padron is foolish. My walking ends today.
I reached my hostel on the northern end of Redondela about an hour and a half before it opened. I decided to find a nearby place for lunch, only to discover there was nothing nearby. Rather than backtrack, I continued forward and went 2 additional kilometers before finding an open bar.
I had hoped to catch up with my friend Meelis, who has been on the Litoral Route along the coast. He sent me a marker of where he suggested we meet, but it looked to me to be well past where I had stopped for the day. I told him “sorry” but would try to catch up again in Santiago.
As I was walking back to my hostel after my lunch, who did I bump into, but Meelis! We had a nice chat under an oak tree as the rain came down and hopefully we’ll see each other in Santiago as well.
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