Walking on to Vila do Condé

Set off at 7:30, just because I was awake. Very quiet on the beaches but many active people running and exercising along the sea front. Different types of exercise equipment every few hundred metres.
Leaving Matoshinos I passed the oil refinery, but with the sun behind it, even that had it's own beauty.
Today was a day of boardwalks; mostly OK, but some broken and others suspect. Many interesting saline loving plants. The boardwalks aren't just to make the walking easier, but also to protect a fragile habitat. Made the mistake of walking on the beach when the boardwalk became covered in sand. The hard sand and cold water were welcome, but the climb back up through the soft sand was a killer, one knee definitely protesting. Arrived in Vila do Condé and managed to book a bed in the youth hostel. Beautiful building, apparently used to be a school.Read more