We were off this morning by 7:30, which is a little late for a long day. Our first coffee happened about an hour later at a very quiet cafe in the middle of nowhere. We had 3 well cared for dogs as company in the back yard patio.
We continued on until the gorgeous town of Arcade which is definitely a seaside community. We stopped for refreshments there and then continued on thru the most amazing countryside with views every way you looked. 
On the approach to Pontevedra we chose the riverside route instead of the road and were rewarded with a gentle approach to town on a path alongside a small river. 
We arrived at the new and popular albergue housing 70 pilgrims which is the largest I’ve been in by far. I am on the top bunk tonight with very little space between. Tomorrow we will look for something smaller and it will be a shorter day. We went to the market and bought some supplies for a simple dinner. The necessary bottle of wine was not forgotten.
The place is humming right now and internet access is possible but performance is lacking. This blog will not be posted until tomorrow sometime when wi-fi connection is better. I am grateful that wifi connection is just as important to Petra as it is to me.
Tomorrow we’re getting up early to beat this pilgrim pack to the next and smaller albergue.
Also I have introduced Petra to my running term “road kill”, which we successfully perform all day long.
Oh Sanada 