26km 6.5 hours, Rubiaes to Ribadelouro
Last night, the forecast predicted that lightning and thunderstorms would continue through the next three days.
This morning began a day of calculations. What is the tipping point between steaming up your rain clothes from the inside, versus being drenched from the outside? At a certain volume of precipitation it makes sense to suit up. That was how we started.
The same goes for keeping your feet dry versus pain. I tried the waterproof hiking boots again. No can do. Back to the breathable runners.
And at a certain point you say, “I’m just going to find a cafe and hunker down for a bit.”
All in all we were lucky. We dodged most of the rain by making effective use of trees and overhangs.
Today we departed from the regular routine and ate lunch. A very tasty, garlic and polpo heavy lunch in Tui. Next up, the fort in Valenca, and the river crossing from Spain to Portugal.
This brings us to Ribadelouro. A town with no restaurants. But luckily we had lunch, and the bar nuts and olives had most of the major food groups.
Hacking the Camino 
The rocks, I’d like to murder them!
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