Isolated Amongst the Crowd

It was a shorter walking day - only 20 km or just over 12 miles + walking around town. Most of the day was along the beach on raised wooden boardwalk. We passed by a golf course, football training camps, and through beach communities before settling into Esposende. So many more pilgrims! How I long for the days prior to Porto. Quiet, peaceful, solitude, with a camaraderie between fellow pilgrims. Not so thus far after Porto. Funny, while there were days of not seeing anyone, there was a connectedness that is missing since Porto. Is it possible with so many more pilgrims to feel more isolated? The residents also don’t seem as happy, I rarely here a Bom Dia from passersby’s, whereas, just about everyone would greet you along the way!

I did stop in a cafe for a free stamp - that seems to be a much more common option past Porto. Prior to Porto, there weren’t as many places with stamps or that advertised providing stamps like after Porto.

They had an Italian Pizza and Pasta restaurant nearby right on the beach so I went there for happy hour and dinner and enjoyed homemade buffalo ricotta cheese - yum! While ordering I asked for the vegetarian bruschetta and for a meatless pizza. The waiter asked if I was vegetarian which I laughed and said no, then realized I stayed away from any meat selections.Læs mere