Thursday, May 9, 2025 – A Ramallosa to Vigo

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This morning I had a little bit of a hard time finding the Way. I wanted to follow the coast and the Way outside the hostel where I spent the night headed up into the hills. I finally found a group of pilgrims that looked like they knew where they were going and I followed them. After a half an hour I was out of the city and on the Senda Litoral Coastal Way.

Looking back at A Ramallosa.
Praia is beach in Spanish. America is America in Spanish. This was the American beach. Who knows why?
The islands in the distance are the Cies Islands. Spain is very proud of the Cies Islands and is trying to get them designated as a UNESCO world heritage site. I was going to take a day off and take the ferry out for a visit. As I checked this out I realized that the only thing you can do there is hike around. Kinda like a busman’s holiday for me. I didn’t want to take a day off from this hike to go out to the Cies Islands and hike.
I stopped in a church on the waterfront in Vigo to say a prayer. This statue is a memorial to all the Vigo fishermen who went out to fish and never came back.
Vigo is a big port and has a thriving ship repair industry. I walked by almost a half mile of these waterfront shops that were repairing what looked like fishing boats.
The workers at these repair shops frequent the taverns that are located across the street from the repair shops. I decided to go local and stop at one of these taverns. My waiter didn’t speak a word of English and did not understand a whole lot of my Spanglish. There was no menu and I finally figured out that there two choices for lunch, meat or fish. Vigo is the home port for a substantial fishing fleet and the tavern was surrounded by fish markets. So, I ordered fish. It was very good.
This is my cozy private room in the Colegiate Hostel. It is small and clean with a nice memory foam mattress. It is located on a church square, with church bells ringing every hour. That is quaint until it is bedtime and then it is annoying. Good thing I have heavy duty wax earplugs.
This is the church.
At Mass at the Church of Saint Mary.
After Mass I needed a little snack so I found a place where I could get a beer and a small portion of pulpo 🐙. For those of you who don’t know, pulpo is Spanish for octopus and it is delicious!
Johnny Depp is on my balcony. What in the world is he doing there? Do you think he is walking the Camino dressed up like a pirate?

That’s it from Vigo, Spain. I hope you are having a great day wherever you are.

Steps walked – 31,718

Kilometers walked – 29

Flights of stairs climbed – 17

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I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.

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