5/9/22 Alpriate to Vila Franca de Xira

Earlier start today and only 19K. We started the day walking with Daniel (Germany) and later Craig (Scotland) caught up to us.

Uneventful walking day. Nice walks along the river. Also walking on the shoulder of the highway for awhile (not so nice). There was a large group (over 75) of pilgrims with support vans headed to Fatima which is on the same Camino as the Camino Portuguese for the first 4 days then they go west.

Once in VFdX we relaxed on a quiet street with a few beers then lunch. We got to try francesinho which is a common dish in Portugal. Pork on toast covered in cheese and topped with a fried egg.

As always, the day ends with trying to find our albergue.

Tomorrow is more of the same but Beth is nursing her first toe blisters right now. Hopefully they will be better by tomorrow.

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