Day 2 - Vila do Conde to Esposende

23.70 kilometers August 12th - Vila do Conde to Esposende, Portugal. My route took me along the coast again, past ancient windmills, and seaweed harvesting farmers today. I recognized what the farmer was doing because I recently watched a movie where a fellow was harvesting "Irish moss" in PEI. The seaweed can be added to fields as natural fertilizer and this farmer uses it for fields of polenta. I proudly used my rusty French to explain the process to a very confused Hungarian pilgrim.
Step by step, muscles aching, and the mind questioning the sanity of this activity, I made it to my Albergue by 2 pm. I keep reminding myself, it's not the grandiose accomplishments that matter in the end, but the small, continual ways that we push ourselves to be our best selves, and that perseverance makes the biggest difference in life.En savoir plus