Day 6 - To Santarem

Today turned out to be a great day… surprisingly! I walked 20 km. I was worried about today, but everything worked out just fine!
It was cooler today, 22° whereas it was supposed to be 27°. It was cloudy and we got sprinkled on for a while which also kept it cooler.
I met two guys at the Albergue last night, a German and an Italian. And they were great fun!! They both liked to joke, as I do. So the 16 km part without services went well. I always say that walking with someone makes the kilometres go by faster. We met a group of pretty devout Catholics that were walking to Fatima with a crucifix on one pole and Our Lady of Fatima (Virgin Mary) on another pole. We met them at a spot dedicated to Pilgrims so we stopped to take our picture.
A bit later the three of us stopped for a break, and the young fellow made coffee 😳 lol. It was amazing! He pulled out his little heater and boiled the water. We found a rock to sit on, so at least we didn’t have to sit on the ground. AND my foot barely bothered me today. It was a good day.
We arrived at our destination as early as about 130. We all had a nice relaxing lunch and then went to our separate Albergues/hotels. I found a place to do laundry this afternoon. And then we went for dinner tonight. At lunch, we met a girl from Denmark, so she joined us for dinner. The two guys move on tomorrow and her and I will end up in the same place tomorrow night.Read more