A new route for me today, having only done the Variante Espirituel before. Just three days to get to Santiago.
The route is charming.
The Capela de San Caetano was well worth a stop, a few km north of Pontevedra. Again, the sheer number of pilgrims was a surprise - there was a little queue to get a stamp.
The police are keen on keeping pilgrims safe. The police maintain English emergency numbers and advertise them heavily along the camino paths.
Still, the police on this part were definitely going one step further. This was a walking track, crossing a stream but there was no stopping this police car, fording the stream with aplomb.
The world's hardest rabbit was on this route. I've never see a rabbit so completely unbothered by people. Just sat a few feet away, munching on something delicious.
Walking into Caldas de Reis, one certainly go the impressions that the steam from the hot springs was close.
Caldas de Reis is a cute town. The hotel was nice too - there was a small dining room and thankfully I made a booking as it was immensely popular. There were people staying at the hotel who didn't get to eat there. There was an interesting culture clash between a party of Germans and the Spanish staff in the hotel bar where the Germans didn't quite understand the admittedly complex set of rules of where to sit and get a drink.
Caldas de Reis is famous for its hot springs. There is one place in the town where you can see the hot water and it used to be the case that pilgrims could bathe weary feet in the water.
However, of course the health and safety fascists have managed to stop this. Photographs are allowed - at least for the moment.
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