Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes

WOW! Toughest walk on the Portuguese so far, climbing the Alto da Portela Grande.

Another beautiful walk with gorgeous views, but wow, it was tough. We did have more pilgrims today as many start in Ponte de Lima, and we were all so relieved when we got to the top of the mountain - 1350 ft of elevation, and while some of it was on trails, some areas were very very rocky and steep. Even the 2 18 year old Portuguese guys had a hard time. We walked with these 2 kids until Rubiaes and were joined by others here and there along the way. Some more Portuguese, a brother and sister from Switzerland, and again, the 2 people from the US.

Along the way, in one area, we saw a lot of trees being bleed to collect rubber.

But here we are, at the Hostel Sao Sebastiao, after 12.5 miles of torture and life is amazing 🤩

Not going anywhere for the rest of the day! Everyone has blisters so I’m not even going to mention them - lolRead more