Day 18 - To Coimbra

Today was difficult. Although it was only 16 km, it was 30° and sunny and hot!! Not much shade. I swear I went uphill from the time I got on the trail in the morning until I arrived in Coimbra. I was so tired by the time I got there that .8 km from my hotel I had to stop and rest a while. When I got up to go the rest of the way I couldn’t walk on my right foot!! Very worrisome! I literally couldn’t walk. That has never happened to me before. I guess I sprained it. But how on earth am I going to carry on now with a sprained foot! It’s not like I only go 1 or 2 km/day. I walk 20+ each day 😫 I had to stop and rest it again, and somehow managed to hobble that .8 km up the hills, on cobblestone and finally arrived at my hotel.
I heard about Coimbra as a place to tour some interesting sites, long before I left home. So I had planned long ago to spend an extra day here. Good timing in that aspect. Hopefully I can rest my foot.Read more