Day 10: Pontevedra to Caldas De Reis: 13.5 miles

Today began with a giant croissant which got me off to a good start.




I decided to start out before sunrise, as did many other pilgrims.  The city was well lit, so by the time I had cleared it, it was dawn.  I soon met two women from Colorado, Jan and Judy.  Jan is a retired NICU nurse and Judy is a semi-retired educational coach (Similar to my New Zealand friend, Jan).  We walked and talked through a beautiful morning and made it to Caldas De Reis in just under 5 hours.

We saw angels hanging from a tree

And listened to a man play an "aniquelharpa"







After a delicious lunch I decided to venture out to try one of the thermal springs.
(I'll be sure to but bacitracin on my pinky toe wound tonight!)




Igrexa de San Tome Becket



I then visited a recommended restaurant on a river and ran into Jan from New Zealand!  We decided that we will walk to Padron together tomorrow which will be great.  Only 2 more days!






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