Day Two

The blister has reduced in size and did not slow me down today. But, not sleeping before 6:30 am this morning and then only for 2 hours, the late start from not waking up until 8:30, and the a trekking day in the 70's in full sun all day, did. It was a tough day. We did a little over 8 miles and then took a train for the last 4 (where we missed our stop and had to backtrack) to our hostel tonight. We are in Vila Franca de Xira. Really cute town. Staying in the same hostel are 4 ladies we met yesterday from the UK.. we went for drinks and dinner with them, which was great fun. Along the path today we met Jan from Holland who pointed out a great little lunch spot and a different Camino app. He started from Lisbon this morning so is staying a few towns back. I'm sure he will catch up with us tomorrow. And, we met Lawrence from France who also started in Lisbon. He came across us having an electrolyte break. His advice was to sip water every 15 minutes and if your pee is not clear, to drink more. Also, he reminded us that the Camino is not a race and be sure to enjoy it and make it our own. Then, he left us in the dust. He will probably be in Santiago a week before us!
So, all in all another good day. The heat and no break from the sun was really tough, but we did what we could and then did what we needed to stay strong and healthy. Today I did 16, 866 steps, or about 8 miles and Jayme did 19,580 or 9.5 miles. We can't figure out why my watch is consistently lower, but if the actual is somewhere in the middle, I'm still happy.Read more