Got out early today (0615) as it will be 26K day with almost 2500 feet of elevation. There aren’t a lot of cafe stops so we are carrying extra food and water just in case.
It turned out to be a nice mix of trails and quiet roads. We even had one local homeowner ask if we needed water. Nice
We met a bunch of new peregrinos Nania and Jessica (Australia), Sonya (Austria) Roy(UK/US) as well as 4 others. The amount of peregrinos traveling each day on these stages does appear to be 10 to 15. We don’t all walk together as we have a different walk pace. Luckily the Aussie peregrinos caught back up to us for our final 3K and made the end of our walk easier with their pleasant conversation.
We arrived at our albergue at 1:30. Quinta da Cortica – Casa da Torre. Later on Mike and David (Ireland) showed up and are our bunk mates. Patrick(UK) also came by to stay here. The place actually has a pool and it felt good to soak our feet in it.
Glad Beth is feeling better and made the long trek. Pool must have felt great!