We took it easy today; doing the Sunday thing. First we paid a visit to the local chapel. Then we went to a Monastery a few kilometres out of town where we spent about an hour; Leni in the chapel and me taking a nap with my head on my backpack.
For the rest of the day we took frequent breaks and walked at a leisurely pace, with lots of sight-seeing thrown in. The only problem was that by the time we seriously started walking towards our night stop it was unbearably hot. You have to realise that the sun is still high in the sky at 6 pm.
We unfortunately missed the way marker for Monte Santiaguiño, one of the highlights of Padron. By the time we realised that we missed it, we were too far down the road to return…
After checking in at Albergue Teo we walked back about 1 km to a café where Leni had a beer and I had a glass of cold white wine and supper. It was still light when we walked back at 8.
Tomorrow is the big day, so it is early to bed tonight in order to be up early (it will still be dark) for the final leg to Santiago. The aim is to be there in time for the daily 12 noon Pilgrims’ Mass.
But early to bed does not, of course, mean good sleep. I am a very light sleeper and dormitories are a challenge in terms of light, movement and noise. This night was the worst to date in terms of snoring and other noises! I eventually took my sleeping bag and sneaked out to a room downstairs, reserved for people with disabilities and normally locked. But I noticed early in the evening that this one was not locked. What a relief; at least I had a few hours’ sleep. I sneaked back to the dormitory before the alarm was set to go off so no-one even noticed that I had gone.