Sunday, 25 September 2016
Day 7 Camino - last day in Portugal before we enter Spain. We were really happy to hear the cessation of raindrops during the night. After a light breakfast, we headed off into a foggy misty morning. We were delighted that the walking trails were surprisingly dry. The aroma of freshly baked lemon tarts lured us into this cafe with fortunately had a Supermercado and a clean washroom for Lynn (again). The tarts were freshly baked and did not disappoint - we also got the recipe (well the main ingredients). Our trek today took us through the countryside. The mystical fog added a neat perspective. We PASSED many familiar pilgrims today - a speedy bunch we were. As we entered Valenca we toured the historical fortress. Lot of shops and restaurants in there. The we entered Tui - we are now in Spain and have travelled 148km - pretty impressive, no injuries, however Shelley lost a foot...on the bottom of her pole, nothing that a wine cork could not fix. We toured the ancient Tui Cathedral - some similarities to the cathedral in Santiago. It was impressive. It was kinda of neat to reflect what happened in ancient times - with Portugal on one side and Spain on the other side separated by a River (Rio Minho). We ended our day after a light supper and some delicious Spanish wine. We are enjoying the beautiful scenery, the travels along the river and the comraderie between us. It is great! How fortunate we are to experience this together.
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Hello again Sandra,
ReplyDeleteMy comments do not seem to be posting, but I will try again. Your adventures sounds amazing! It seems like you have great company, and are enjoying delicious food and wine as well as meeting interesting people. Barry and I find your posts very interesting and would love to join you on a trek in a few years. Love you.
Sally