Caldas de Reis

Today we walked to Caldas de Reis from Bariallos.



It was a short way so we arrived early in time to talk with one English class in the morning. Today is their quarter exams and everyone is busy.

But there is no albergue here so we don't know where we are going to stay tonight. Eric is asking about pensionas. A teacher named Ana is every excited. She has a little flat for visitors. She will take us at her second break. Another miracle!

So we go down into town and buy food and see the sites to wait for her break. There is a hot springs that pours out of the mouths of two lions.




I wish I could dive in, but alas, I'm dressed in layers and it is in a public square. So I sit and wish.




We get some more pictures copied because we are running low. We brought them to give away, and we enjoy doing it. We meet two women who run the local photo copy shop.


We have quite a lively conversation. We pull out our brag book and show they our kids. They are really impressed with Eric's photos. We take pictures of them with both of us and they make copies on the spot. We leave there and arrive at the school early only to find that the math teacher wants us to talk with her class.



We are a regular show now, one teacher said we were "exotic" for the children. I'm sure she ment that in a good way.

Then Ana took us to her flat and left to go be with her 3 yr. old who has had his appendix out and is at his Grandma's house recouperating.







We are alone with the dog, Guide, who hasn't had anyone to play with all week since the child has been in the hospital and at Grandma's.



So we shower, wash our clothes and play with Guide. He is an outside dog, so I pet him opening the door a little and putting my hand out. It is raining buckets.



Now we have walked to the "bibliotecas" or library using the Internet to write to you.

Eric is busy planning a wonderful tour of North Western Spain for the few days after we reach Santiago. I want to go to " the End of the Earth" in Finisterre.

Tomorrow we may stay here and look around. It seems that there are some interesting ruins of the original people who lived here. Eric is having fun researching it right now. Tomorrow is Father's Day and Saint Jose's day. The kids have the day off from school. Our next goal is Padron maybe, Eric is planning maybe to take the ancient road to Santiago that varies from the map we have and by passes Padron. So I will let you know!