2022 Thursday, Oct 13

O Porrino to Arcade

We knew it would be a long day to Arcade. We left our Tui hotel in a taxi that dropped us in O Porrino at the same spot where we left off the day before.

The hike was 15.38 miles, 9:37 am to 5:51 pm. 1636 feet elevation change. 16.8 total miles for the day.

2022   Spain   Camino Portuguese

Here’s the video for today: https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7JRmrAKv

Church of Santa Maria in O Porrino
The Church of Santa Maria in O Porrino is relatively modern.
Church of Santa Maria in O Porrino
O Porrino shell
perigrinos share the road with cars
Very quickly there were hills to climb. Some were on the highways with cars.
zona de transito de peregrinos
There are so many more pilgrims on the road that we are now being recognized. I can’t say it slows down the drivers, but at least they are aware of us.
another closed church
The bells were lovely at this church, but it was unfortunately closed so we were not able to go in.
Bom Camino store
Every once in a while we spot these pilgrim stores. They carry all kinds of goods for backpackers as well as the familiar keychains, jewelry, and other souvenirs. Unfortunately, I don’t think there are enough foot medications being sold (even at farmacias.)
steep downhill paths
Once we reached the top of the mountain, the road dropped off very quickly. It was slow going with steep downhill roads.
St. James the Moorslayer from Santiago Cathedral in Redondela
There was a Santiago Cathedral in Redondela. It was closed, but St. James the Moorslayer greets us from the roof.
brief view of the ocean inlet
We briefly saw an ocean inlet and bridge from Redondela.
Live a great story
As we climbed the last big hill on Thursday, we found this group of notes and items on the wall.
Bicyclist Wayne from the Boston area and Jan
Wayne from the Boston area also stopped to examine the notes. He blogs with his biking friends and told us this story (since we both want to live a great story):

A friend stopped at one of the many roadside shrines to give a quick prayer. “Please help me ride faster than my friend Tom.” Immediately he felt he had received an answer. “It doesn’t work that way but I can’t explain now. We’ll talk more when we have time.”

Dueling Caminos
Further down the hill these colored shoes substitute for arrows to Santiago (yellow) and Fatima (blue)
Celebratory beers on Arcade hotel balcony
Finally arrived at our hotel in Arcade and our hotel had a balcony! Treats on the balcony!
St. James in front of Santiago church in Arcade
Across the street from our hotel, the Santiago church featured the pilgrim out from and the moorslayer inside.
Santiago church - Arcade
St. James the Moorslayer in Arcade church
balcony view Arcade hotel
The view from our hotel as clouds close in. If you look carefully, you can see the inlet waters from the sea.

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