Day 7 on the Caminho – Evening in Pontevedra
We ambled out of our mid-town hotel looking for an evening meal, and found that Pontevedra was in the midst of hosting some sort of foot race event – it was particularly focused on women runners, and supported cancer survivors. Some of the early finishers were already receiving tumultuous welcomes as they crossed the finish line.
Hoping to avoid crowds of spectators, we found an outdoor restaurant in an out-of-the-way plaza, but by the time we were served our excellent meal, we discovered that our plaza was actually right on the race route. The leaders had already passed, but a number of women were still in the running. We could see a family watching from a neighboring fourth floor window; we also watched two little girls escorted by their father run up to their panting mother as she passed; the hugs exchanged were worth a winner’s ribbon, for sure!
Per M, my permanent-resident travel companion, there is something to celebrate every day in Portugal. As a breast cancer survivor myself, I was thrilled.