I put on my man pants today and got up at 6:30 am and was out the hotel door at 7:15. The new shoes had me bouncing about the streets of Viana trying to find a way out of the bloody place. A few wrong turns and probably an extra km going back on myself, I finally got trekking on the cobbles out of the city into beautiful pathways to Carreço.
I was on fire today. Really loved the trail and was flying past a whole bunch of other pilgrims. I don’t know why but pilgrims on this camino are nowhere near as friendly as the French one. Simply walking past you without a ‘bom camino’ or even a glance. The older folk are ok but the younger ones are not so friendly.
I battered on to near Vila praia de Ancora before I sat down for a bite to eat and a coffee.
I then joined the coastal path all the way to Moledo. The coastal path was very windy and a tad cold. As I was eating up the path today I tried to cancel the accommodation so I could go a bit further to Aguarda across the river. But my accommodation wasn’t refundable so I’m just gonna stay in Moledo tonight and get up early tomo and walk to A guarda to meet up with Stevie again.
After I got checked into my albergue, i had a shower to wash all the dirt and sweat but the water was ice cold. It actually helped my feet recover from today. Might head out to the pizzeria tonight to satisfy my hunger. But right now my phone has hit me twice in the face as I fell asleep briefly writing this. Doh!!
El Camino de Santiago 