Day 11 - Redondela to Pontevedra

+/- 13 miles. All and all a good day. It started out as a typical Galician morning--overcast and misty, with an occasional drip of rain, but not enough to get out the rain gear (other than the backpack covers--gotta be sure to have dry clothes available). There were a couple of significant hills to climb, but they were tempered by the fact that most of the way up and down was on quiet forest paths. In fact,  probably half of today's walk was off-pavement.
We reached Pontevedra about 2pm and checked our hotel--we decided to book ahead these last 3 or 4 days to avoid the bed rush. After a luxurious warm shower and a short rest, it was off to explore this beautiful city of approximately 80,000 people. Pontevedra is the regional capitol of this division of Galicia, and it's thoroughly modern in all aspects. It's just a short walk from our hotel to the thriving, old medieval town center. There's some sort of festival going on tonight in the old town, and it's bustling with families, and pilgrims as well. It's definitely a candidate to put on the bucket list of places to visit in the future.

A quiet forest lane outside Redondela.


The Camino climbs through an ancient village.


Medieval town center of Pontevedra.