Our luck with the weather finally came to an abrupt halt. The forecast was for rain all day & unfortunately that was accurate.

But, fortunately, we had a relatively short hiking day of just over 5 miles. 😊

We stayed in our hotel for as long as possible hoping the rain would lessen; but, eventually, we had to put on all our rain gear & move out.

The only interesting site on the route was the 13th Century Ramallosa Roman Bridge. This pedestrian bridge crosses a small river inlet leading to the sea.

Legend has it a great storm hit while Telmo was preaching to the faithful. Those present were afraid & tried to flee; but, the saint managed to open a clearing in the clouds to prevent a stampede as well as save the bridge from storm damage.                     

In olden times, the bridge was also a place for fertility rites & another legend is that women believed bathing in the waters under the bridge improved their fertility.  

Most of the day was walking on city streets; but, for a short while we enjoyed some shelter from the rain hiking through a wooded area.

After a little more than two rainy hours on the trail, we were both very happy to reach our next hotel to dry out.