Today: brought to you by 35% Diclofenac

How do they even do that? No matter, that 100gm tube has been worth it's weight in gold! Also Tylenol, Vaseline, moleskin...we are the walking wounded today! Although if you'd told me a week ago that we would be seeing a 17km day as a "recovery" day, I would have laughed 😅

It was 17 easy km though, and brightened by running into Albert & Isabella again. They too really struggled yesterday, it was a tough day. They are taking the boat over to Spain to continue the coastal, and plan to be in Santiago the day after us. Maybe we'll greet them.

Into Caminha, Oceanside, along horses and goats, and past an ancient pilgrim stop equipped with stone benches for sleeping. We're hoping to do a little better than that!

At Caminha we passed through the market and across the bridge out of town, to end up in Seixtas, at Auberge Sao Bento, where we are welcomed by the lovely, warm, unbelievably multi lingual Maria. Wonderful hostel, it's in an old school building.

We took Maria's recommendation for dinner, the pilgrim menu at the nearby restaurant has soup, bread, fish plate, wine and dessert, for 10 euro. Astounding value. We walk back to the hostel in a downpour, minimized by the fact the glass of wine we thought came with dinner was in fact, a half litre. Each.

Bom Camino, indeed 😅Läs mer