Thursday, May 30, 2024 – Porrino to Redondela

The hotel in Porrino put out a lovely breakfast and I decided to stick around until the dining room opened at 7:00.

Fruit, cereal, salami and rolls. Needless to say I loaded up.

As I was walking along the Way this morning I got attacked by this hound from Hell.

This pint sized pit bull was laying down in the middle of the road at a blind curve. I tried to coax this mutt out of the middle of the road and off onto the shoulder. The stupid ankle biter got pissed and started coming at me growling, snapping and foaming at the mouth. I backed off and brandished my hiking poles to let this miniature ball of fire know that I was not a defenseless Pilgrim. This Spanish canine terrorist followed me for almost 100 yards before he gave up the chase and returned to his spot in the middle of the road.

A couple of kilometers later I ran across a group of equestrians getting ready for a ride along the Camino.

They were thrilled to meet the Colorado Cowboy 🤠 on the Camino. They heard on the grapevine that I was heading their way so they brought an extra horse and saddled him up hoping I would join them on their ride to Redondela. I was tempted to join them but the stirrups on the saddle they brought were too narrow and I could not fit my size 14 extra wide hiking shoes into the stirrups. They were very disappointed as they had been looking forward to a pleasant morning ride and an all things equestrian chit chat with a real rootin tootin cowboy.

I said goodbye and told them I would catch up with them in Redondela.

Spanish muscle car outside an auto repair shop.

Dodge 3700 GT. This car was made in Spain for Spanish muscle car enthusiasts.

We are coming down a steep trail into Redondela with the ocean in the distance.

As you can imagine the Way was littered with horse apples this morning. When you walk your dog and your dog takes a dump you pick it up, correct! Why is it that if you are riding your horse on the Camino and your horse takes a dump you feel no responsibility to pick up the horse apples.

These two guys were riding at the tail end of the group ride. I asked them if they were on the horse apple clean up detail. They said that if I wanted the horse apples picked up I could do it myself. No way am I picking up their horse apples.

When I got to the outskirts Redondela I had lunch and a couple of Radlers. As I got into town I realized that something was going on. It is a holiday to celebrate Corpus Christi. I ran right into this crazy parade.