Category: Arzúa

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Arzúa to O Pedrouzo

20.4 km and 4:43 (see map).

The second last day on the Camino! Hard to believe this wonderful journey is coming to an end.

O Pedrouzo is 20 km from Santiago de Compostela, according to the Michelin guide.

To today’s walk …

Not far out of Arzùa and before the weather deteriorated.

Arzúa on the horizon, taken from vantage point about 3 km into walk to O Pedrouzo.

The rain started soon after leaving Arzúa and stayed around almost all the way to O Pedrouzo. Not cold though.

I haven’t seen any more of the beautiful red poppies since entering Galicia, but there are plenty of these pink flowers.

One use for empty beer bottles – wall adornments.

Another damp day coming up tomorrow for the final leg into Santiago de Compostela.

Dire consequences if overstaying albergue departure deadline.

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Ponte Campańa to Arzúa

23.5 km and 5:39 (see map).

The albergue at Ponte Campańa, soon after dawn. A nice place to stay and the communal evening meal last night was first rate too (included vegetables).

So, the day started dry and ended wet. The showers kicked in an hour or so into the walk then gradually got heavier, becoming solid rain for the last hour into Arzúa. It was still good walking though through the villages, farmland and along the forest paths (there were even a few small stands of plantation eucalypts – a reminder of home). There wasn’t much flat walking – mostly it was up and down and up and down and up …

Wifi seems pretty good at the albergue I’m in at Arzúa (I scored the last available bed in the dorm) so I’ll try getting some photos up.

Early in the day’s walk.

These structures are a common sight along the Camino in Galicia. They’re called hórreo and are used to dry corn, store vegetables, etc.

The path through one of the villages en route.

There are now increasing numbers of walkers on the Camino as Santiago de Compostela gets closer.

Typical forest path.

Typical Spanish camper.

Melide was the largest town passed today.

Heading into Ribadisa da Baixo, the last town before Arzùa (3 km down the road).