Day 2 Matosinhos to Labruge

Our walk today left the city and walked the coast through small beach towns and fishing villages. We passed a beautiful lighthouse first. Portugal spent quite a bit of money to make the pilgrims’ journey easier by putting in boardwalks the whole way up the coast. Much easier than sand or roadways. Greg and I tried out the backpack transfer service today. I think they forgot us at first but after several frantic emails, our bags arrived at our destination. It seems we’ve worked out all the bugs, so I will definitely use this service. We walked nine miles today, which was much easier without the backpack. We stayed in our first hostel tonight. Since there were three of us, we got to share a bungalow , which she told us gave us privacy. Ha! People kept sticking their heads in the window to see what it was like. There was hardly room to stand for one, much less three. The jury is out whether or not we’ll do this again.Read more