Today saw us covering the first leg of our camino fom Tui to Santiago. Initially, this passes through several kilometres of delightful Galician countryside but, nearing Porriño, it deteriorates into a long via dolorosa through an industrial park and along the busy N550. This is allegedly the ugliest bit of all the numerous Ways to Santiago and who am I to disagree?

It’d be nice to say that an afternoon and evening in Porriño makes this all worthwhile but, in truth, this must be one of the more uninteresting towns in Galicia. Especially on a Sunday, when finding a restaurant serving quality fare is a more-than-Herculean task.

But there’s always the Albariño and Ribeiro whites and the Mencia reds. Which is why I’m writing this with a headache.

On to Redondela tomorrow.