• Sagres at last

    April 12, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Just reached Sagres, the most western point of Europe and the corner of Portugal. Here the Rota Vincentina begins and then joins up with the Camino Central which I will then follow to Santiago di Compostella.
    Did 20 km today, and EVERYTHING is hurting. I am dead! Finished!
    Although not that far, the path leads through a multitude of valleys and river beds, so it is 50meters down and then again 50m up onto the next cliff. I must have climbed 1000m today!
    But I received a million unpayable gifts along the way, a nature in full bloom emitting every scent you can possibly imagine. This is God's garden and I am so grateful to be here.
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