Day: April 16, 2025

WynChar Diary, April 16

  • No Camino walking today. It was cold, rainy, and windy this morning by the ocean. We had already decided we needed an organization day in Vigo so we took a taxi from A Bousa Vella into Vigo. What a treat to zip through the driving rain in comfort and speed. No wonder we ruined the climate with automobiles.
  • Taxi video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RNhvVJ4ELWTa5ypn6
  • This weather is a disappointment for the holiday-oriented businesses along the coast. This is Samana Santa (week before Easter) and usually everything on the coast is fully booked.
  • We got our saved bag at the hotel and repacked for the next phase of the trip. We did the laundry and picked up some things we needed.
  • Lunch at a working man’s restaurant with very good food. There will be a post on it.
  • A friendly hotel clerk gave us some good advice on getting out of Vigo (300,000 people) without the hassle, that is, he told us where to take a taxi to the edge of town. If, he said, we were not purists who had to walk every step. Believe me, we are not.
  • We still ended up walking a fair distance and going up and down, Vigo is quite hilly. Full disclosure: we did take one outdoor escalator and some inclined moving ramps in the mall we went to.
  • Total miles walked today per Wynette’s watch: 6.08
  • Flights of stairs climbed today per Wynette’s watch: 31