Hard to believe this is day 11 on our hike. Seems like we just started a few days ago! I had to look at the map to realize we have walked over 120 miles so far.

Today the company that arranged our trek & luggage transfers gave us a short 4.5 miles to walk. On our last Camino two years ago, we would have begged for a 4.5 mile day. On that trek we averaged 14.5 miles a day… for 38 straight days.

Even though we could have easily walked further, with afternoon rain in the forecast (which did occur), it was nice to be done before noon & be dry.

Redondela is a quaint Spanish town with many old buildings still standing.

Now that many more people have joined the Camino, there is a steady flow of walkers on the route. As the day progresses, people become more & more spread out.

At breakfast, we heard these two lovely ladies stating they had started this Camino 33 days ago in Lisbon & were carrying all their belongings.

We later met them on the trail & had a short chat. They are from Canada & are 79 years old!!! Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to still be walking Caminos at that age. 🤞

We had not seen people jettisoning their shoes until today. Maybe they were uncomfortable or too heavy; but, no Camino is complete without seeing abandoned footwear.

However, others like to leave memories of loved ones or just stuff to show they were here.

Evidently, Halloween has become an event celebrated worldwide.

A few things caught our attention on our short walk.

View from the hill we crested today to reach Arcade.