I'm in Porto

Grijo to Porto today. And guess what? It was cold and rainy most of the day. But we are champions and pushed on.
Most of the route was through towns and villages. But there was a rather steep and long and muddy and rocky forest section. Yep, that hill had it all! An equally treacherous descent was fun. Check out my pics and zoom in on Jayme and you will be able to see the inclines a bit better. Hills are so hard to capture on camera.
During our day, we met a couple of our pilgrim friends, Mano from France and a lot of other places, and La from South Korea. It is always a spirit boost to stop and talk with friends, even if you need to use a translation app!
We learned the Pope died today while we were having tea and waiting for the pharmacy to open. Jayme now has conjunctivitis with her cold.
We did our laundry so we are not stinky and smelly when we meet up with Richard, Noelle and Deb tomorrow. And we went to dinner and had an excellent meal for 25 Euro each. Now medicated, I am getting ready to sleep.
We are on the other side of the river from where the cathedral is and where our stay is in Porto. We thought we were about 4-5 miles from there, but turns out our hostel is close to the bridge we need to cross and where we need to be is close to the other end. So, only a little over a mile distance! Happily, we won't have to get up too soon, and will be able to sleep in a bit. More than half way to Santago!Read more