Woke up at 4am, couldn’t get back to sleep. Trying to be quiet around other pilgrims in a room that sleeps 20 people? It can be done. Shipping my bag, but I think my daypack needs an upgrade. I’ll look for one along the way.
Beautiful sunny day. Long walk. Marie is my hiking buddy today and it was fun! We also ran into Fay from Taiwan – we met on day 2 along the trail.
Mr. Blister is back. I’m coping. Had a GREAT dinner (pilgrim’s menu) of veggie soup, salad, fabulous roasted chicken, rice, bread and tinto blanco (white wine). Lena from Queensland Australia went to dinner with me- she has walked all the way from Lisbon! Now THAT’S a hike! I think she’s on day 17!
Marie and I are shipping our bags ahead, and we decided to stop a little short of my original itinerary. That turned out to be a great idea because we were fried by the end of the day. We usually start around 8am and stop around 2-3pm. We get in a break or two along the way, especially because this last section had several up-hill challenges.
Here are the day’s pics…
My Portuguese is improving bit by bit. Lena speaks Portuguese fluently so that is SO helpful. Marie is a wonderful hiking companion. And we are meeting so many interesting people from all around the world!
More tomorrow.
Cheers! V-
El Camino de Santiago 2026 - Central Portuguese Route from Porto 
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