Cesantes – Pontevedra 20km

Short one tonight folks as I am tired, didn’t have a great evening and just want tomorrow to begin and I can get a step closer to Santiago.

Lovely trail to Pontevedra and thoroughly enjoyed the walk apart from large groups getting in the way, only walking small parts of the camino and staying in luxury hotels instead of getting the real camino experience. The magic happens in the albergues. You meet people from all over the world and hear their stories and form friendships.

When we got to Pontevedra, we stopped for a beer and this massive bird landed and watched over us. Scary lukkin hoor!

Checked into our hostel and then went out to a bar around the corner where our American friends Caeley and Lyndsey joined us for drinks with a Swedish dude Ludvig. I enjoyed meeting up with Lyndsey and Caeley as they are married woman with kids and understand the stresses and pressures and worries of being a parent. We have some great conversations.

We tried to find a restaurant and Google maps led me round the world when the selected restaurant was only about 100m away 🙈

Lyndsey then found a nice wee place where we got tapas and a few drink. But thats where my night turned sour. First my blood sugar went low and I had no energy, after food I was ok, but then my company started talking about politics which I absolutely detest. For me politics and religion are the root of all evil in the world so I tapped out of that conversation quite quickly.

I’m writing this blog sitting outside a nice wee bar and having a double (maybe treble- spanish measures) Jamesons, trying to bring some tranquility back to my inner rage. Its working!! 🤣

I came on this camino to get away from all the bullshit that happens across the world and also to get away from the idiotic politics that exist in my job. A camino is a personal journey and I don’t mind people talking about things that interest them, but please excuse me if I don’t participate in conversations on politics or religion.

Off to Caldas de Reis tomorrow and I am walking on my own. Stephen wants to go solo tomorrow and I am also happy with that. 3 more days to Santiago.

Nighty night ❤️