Padrón: More Than Just Great Peppers

Although it’s just the first week in April, the weather is still good enough to enjoy sitting outside in Padrón. This town, just a day before our arrival in Santiago, was one of my favorites. This promenade or paseo borders the River Sar that runs through what appears to be a pretty sleepy Spanish town.  Just a half block off the river, we enjoyed one of our best meals. Sitting outside on the Plaza Macias, the pulpo (octopus) was some of the best we had on this Camino. And, after more than ten days walking at this point, it was easy to bump into Camino friends and enjoy a glass of wine together. We were also cognizant of how this particular journey was soon to be over.