5/10 to Mealhada

When you're falling back
To get to where you're going
Just enjoy the view.

I'm trying to stay on top of writing and posting. Though by the time I walk to my destination, there's laundry to wash by hand, shower to take, food to cook all before retiring to bed. I've been having a hard time finding my rhythm. I know it always hurts on the first week of a Camino, and I'm not spared the aches and pain on this one. I stayed in a hotel south of Mealhado (more like a motel room) because no albergues or hotels had available rooms in Mealhado, and I hand that night, and I hadn't pre booked. So I took a taxi 4 miles backward to repeat the walk the next day. It rained hard early in the day but became bright and beautiful again. The owner of Residencial Pinho Verde was happy to show me his birds. He adores them, and you can tell by how well they're taken care of. He was proud of his khoi, too. It was nice to rest in my own room and get a good night's sleep before walking the extra miles the next day.Read more