Few pilgrims use the variant I chose. Hence, it doesn’t warrant GPS tracking. How is it that the simplest of written directions can be so baffling? When all else fails, Google map to the rescue.
Strategic planning lets me double-up. After today’s 14 mile walk, I grab a train followed by a taxi to Tui, Spain. It’s a crown jewel on the Portugués Camino Central Route. The second time I walked past the convent, the door was open. Inside I was greeted by a visitor. She explained the five resident cloistered nuns made and sold the most delicious cookies. Who could resist? To prevent interaction with the secular world, a revolving pass-through door was used. This enabled the nun (50-years in residence) to sell me cookies without setting eyes on me.
Today’s picks…
It’s got to be good if the locals are waiting for the café to open. These were regulars. Coffee and Port came without ordering. John Travolta’s Staying Alive played on the flat screen TV. For me, a jam and butter roll with a double expression are perfect.
Baby on board. Stackable…backpack, baby seat. When mother and baby took the bed beside me, I admit I was less than hospitable. Think about it from the mother’s perspective as she could never set the baby down. No showers or trips to the toilet without infant. Feeding is simple…breast feed. But what about the diapers? I can’t imagine a box of pampers in her backpack. I hadn’t the constitution to ask.
You’ve got mail. All houses have a mail box yet I have not seen a post person delivering mail any time or any place. No Amazon packages on doorstep.
Encore. Today was a repeat performance of walking by the ocean. Very calming.
Today’s real estate picks.
That’s how it’s done, by hand. Stone roads are long lasting but murderous for long distance walking. Was it only yesterday when I was strolling on boardwalks by the beach?
Surfers and fisherman keep the same hours. Sunrise they’re water bound.
