Day 14 - Forced semi-rest day

“My relationship with my body has changed. I used to consider it as a servant who should obey, function, give pleasure. In sickness, you realise that you are not the boss. It is the other way around.”—-Federico Fellini

Okay, I had to cry uncle. My head is stuffy, nose is running, throat is raw, can’t stop sneezing and coughing, and I’m cold to the bone. The rain continues and the winds have kicked up

The rain these past 4-5 days has slowed our pace and we need to be in Porto by April 22nd. So to get back on track we took a short train ride to Sao Joa da Madeira and planned to do a quick 5 mile walk to our hotel in Malposta. But as the train wheels went clackity-clack, my body screamed ‘WTF, are you a quack? Hit the sack you fool’ so instead we got a ride from the station to the hotel and here I lie under a pile of blankets to get warm at 5p. It’s thundering outside and I’m skipping dinner and going to sleep

So hoping the cough syrup, throat stuff, and ibuprofen do their magic overnight and I get back on track

No sympathy wanted, just send some sunshine, dry weather, and positive vibes.Read more