There is lower Vigo, where I spent the night, and upper Vigo, where the Camino is located. Figures that if there is a lower part of town and an upper part of town I would stay in the lower part of town. An Australian woman who I was walking with today described lower Vigo as dodgy. I disagreed. I prefer to describe it as a good solid working class neighborhood. There is nothing wrong with that.
It took me about an hour to climb up to upper Vigo and find the Camino. The streets in Spain are not laid out on a grid and there are a lot of dead ends and blind alleys.
Fish and fishermen are an important part of Vigo, past and present.During my perambulations around Vigo this morning I walked by this huge fish market. You could smell it a block away.Another shot of the Cies Islands. Charlotte from the Netherlands is going to take a day off to ferry out and hike around these islands. Her hospitaleria told her the islands remind people of the Caribbean. That is still not enough to tempt me into taking a day off to hike around these Caribbean like islands.Outside Vigo we walked through a stretch of what looked like rain forest.Many beautiful waterfalls on this stretch of the Way.This is a rock that some very creative person turned into a fish.Great view of the Vigo estuary. We spent most of of the day climbing up to the top of a ridge and then climbing down to walk through a town or village.A bridge over the estuary. I love these level tree shaded sections of the Way.
I am staying at the Filla do Mar alburgue in Arcade, Spain.
I have a nice lower bunk with sheets and a blanket.And there is a swimming pool. The first rule of swimming pools is that you shower before you get in the pool. I am ashamed to admit that I broke that rule. The minute I checked in I shed my dirty smelly duds and put on my gym shorts/bathing suit. I ran, or rather limped, out to the pool and executed a perfect Memorial Pool/Sandlot belly flop. After about 15 minutes of flailing around the pool like a seal caught in a fishing net I got out and noticed that a brownish oily scum had formed on the surface of the pool. Perhaps it would have been a good idea for me to shower before swimming.This alburgue also has a bar and a restaurant. In the bar they have Radler on tap. I love this place!!!My first, but not last, Radler on this Camino. Cheers!
That’s it from Arcade, Spain. I hope you are having a wonderful day wherever you are.
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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