June 1 – Rubiães to Tui, 13miles
June 2 – Tui to O Porriño, 12 miles
June 1st was another very hot day. We left Rubiães, and soon got to some pretty nice trails. Found some rolling hills, but nothing too bad. It was a good walking day. The last town in Portugal was Valença, a very cute walled medieval town. It was pretty busy. After that we crossed a bridge over the Miño river, and into Spain. As much as we liked Portugal, it’s great to be back in Spain. The town of Tui is right after the border, and we found our hotel after a short walk. We stayed at a Parador. Paradores are old castles, palaces, monasteries or big mansions that have been transformed into hotels. This one had a pool, so it was nice to soak in it after a hot walk. James had to skip the walk, but is finally starting to feel better. We walked around town in the afternoon, and had an amazing tapas dinner.
June 2nd – We left Tui and headed to O Porriño. It’s a bit cooler, and we really appreciate that! Bad news is that for the next few days the forecast has rain in it. We had a few days with highs in the 90s, and in the next few days the highs will be only in the 60s. Better walking weather. We got James back walking with us today, nice to have all of us again! Sean got a few blisters and I’m having some shin pains. The miles are getting to us!
A lot of people start their walk in Tui, it’s a bit over 100 Km. to Santiago de Compostela, so we saw many more pilgrims. The hotels in O Porriño were full, so we’re staying in a farm house outside town. We got a ride there, and we will get dropped off at that same point tomorrow. Same with tomorrow. We’ve read amazing reviews about the food here, so we’re excited for dinner. Will update tomorrow!
We made it to Spain!
Tapas dinner!
Made it to O Porriño
McHughs on The Camino 
So happy for you that a respite in a Parador was on your itinerary! Those were our very favorites in Spain for the luxurious bedrooms and to-die-for buffet breakfasts. Looks like your tapas plate was one that we thoroughly enjoyed…. grilled pulpos with paprika and shrimp. Hope you found some Albariño to go with that seafood. Your rocky climbs look quite the challenge but the scenery is beautiful. Apreciar!
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