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Boat from Vilanovo de Arousa

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Wooz said:
Does it matter which side of the boat you sit on? Looking forward to the journey!
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I was on the top deck of the ferry on a sunny day and could easily see both sides of the river. They were equally beautiful and similar looking, imo.
 
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Grousedoctor said:
We took the boat offered by Amare. Only held about 10 people. Not a bad seat in the boat. It was definitely one of our Camino highlights. Enjoy!
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That’s the one we’ll be on. Sad to be close to the end of the journey but excited to be in the water! Thanks for the quick replies m
 
If you're directed to sit somewhere on a smaller boat, please respect the skipper.. remove your pack, put on your lifejacket and just enjoy whatever views you have.
 
Flog said:
If you're directed to sit somewhere on a smaller boat, please respect the skipper.. remove your pack, put on your lifejacket and just enjoy whatever views you have.
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I had assumed we would be on a small boat like a big dingy as I'd read in the forum you can often get wet so have your rain gear handy. I was very surprised to have a shiny new looking ferry picking us up.
 
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I was on the boat early in the morning and was glad I wore lots of layers of clothing as well as my rain jacket. I did not get wet but the speed the boat travels does create a wind chill.
 
Amare did use the two small boats for our trip last week. There was a problem with the other company and they cancelled the 7 am trip and put them all on the big ferry a little later. The ferry took two hours to arrive and Amare only took 45 mins. We also had stops at the barges to describe the mussel harvesting and a description of each of the crosses.

If the outdoor market is open when you get off the boat definitely try the churros.
There’s a bathroom in the inside/tented portion almost at the end on the left.
 
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Tempting to catch a boat, but likely will walk from Vilanova to Padron. By this stage of the CP I suspect we'll be getting that 'it's nearly over' feel...and will want to extend our time on camino as much as possible. That said...would be a terrific experience to boat into Padron!
 
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