Portuguese Coastal Camino

Day 5 - 49.43 km. Now if you pay attention to the kilometres of my stages, you'll notice a huge jump today which might make you think I suddenly became the bionic woman. Not so.
Today I crossed from Portugal into Spain aboard a small boat from Xacobeo transfer company. But many of us pilgrims are now facing a shortage of Albergues to stay in. It is high season and town after town are fully booked. So I ended up taking a bus from A Guarda to Sabaris.
Google and I are currently not speaking after it decided to lead me on a merry chase all over A Guarda to the bus stop. The first time that Google proudly announced that I had arrived was at an overgrown rocky lot between some houses. A bus couldn't even get in there!
The second time Google delivered me to an actual bus stop way out on the edge of town with no indication if a bus would come at all.
As I headed back into a more populated area, a local man walking his dog became my rescuer. Communicating through Google translate, he let me know today's a holiday and only one bus will come at 2:30 pm. Other days there's a bus every hour. He led me to the proper bus stop and told me that he would drive by there at 4. If I was still there, he'd take me to Sabaris himself.
Luckily the bus arrived and I'm at my Albergue in Sabaris waiting for my laundry to dry. This was my Albergue in Sabaris. The privacy curtains make the bunk bed seem quite glamorous! Buen Camino (Spanish)!Weiterlesen