Today we walked a hilly 28.5K to get to Porto. We got started at 07:00. The first 8K was walking on small 2 foot sidewalks with the wall of a home on one side and cars buzzing by us through small streets with blind curves on the other.
Once the morning rush hour was over we settled into a nicer walk with a mix of streets and woods. Our goal today was to manage our breaks better as we have more options with cafe availability now. We took breaks every 1.5 hours to help our feet and it helped.
The cobbles really beat up our feet.
We experienced the bread delivery guy again. An unmarked white van comes into town leaning on his horn then parks and women come out of their homes where there is a lot of exchanging of cash for bags of bread. It’s like a drug deal going down and then onto the next village.
It seemed to take forever to get to the Porto bridge at the end of the day but was such a cool city once we got there.
We stopped by the Se Cathedral on our way to our hotel. The city is swarming with tourists.
We went out to replace clothes we lost and again trying to find a place to eat. We got lost both times. . This city is a maze of streets running in every directions with hills everywhere. By the time we figure this place out we’ll be gone.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it – Ferris Bueller
Okay I’m exhausted 🥱 Cracking photos once again- enjoy some rest and perhaps a wine or six 🍷🍷🥂🥂🍻🍻
Beautiful city. We hope your both doing well. Some of that walk looks a bit treacherous but very cool. When you buy a shirt spend a buck for a razor. Your looking a bit homely. I mean a bit MORE homely😂. Great photos of your journey from town to town. Thanks for keeping us updated. Stay safe and healthy, we will see you both when you return. Your really digging deep quoting Ferris Beuhler but it was a good one nevertheless.
Love reading your posts! Stay safe and take care of your feet!