Lots o' Rain

Today we had a wonderfully short walk from Redondela to Pontevedra. Only about 12 miles. Unfortunately it started out a bit rainy, dried out a bit and then resumed. The original plan was to stay here in Pontevedra but that would mean that we would have about a 24 mile day tomorrow so we had thought of walking a bit more. Shortly before I arrived in town, the rain really picked up. Christian surfaced in foul weather gear hovering under a bus stop and we went ahead to the closed albergue. We left a note for Ina that we would walk on to the next town but Dieter arrived and said she was just behind him. We waited for about an hour at the nearby cafe and kept an eye out for her. During that hour we tried to dry out (not from alcohol comsumption--just our clothes) at the warm bar. The rain continued and we decided not to go on to the next village. There are now 8 of us at the albergue which is double what we have had so far at any of the places where we have stayed. We had a nice lunch with Christian and Doran (the Israeli guy) and then I was delighted to share a load of wash with Ina, Doran, and the French couple and I should have clean clothes for the remainder of the trip. So, I am NOT looking forward to the 40 km. tomorrow but the way the albergues are spread out, we have little choice. Christian will walk a bit with us and then take the bus to Padron, the next town. Should be fun. I hope the weather holds. I also hope that these old legs hold up. Pontevedra is a really lovely city --I was here years ago and I´m glad the rain stopped so that I could take a walk around the old center to enjoy it. Catherine--sorry you are not here. The last two days of walking were not as pretty but Friday and Saturday were gorgeous. You´d have loved it. Okay, I hope everyone is having a grand time at work.