Day 22 - Faces

“The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.”—-St. Jerome

Today I went from Vitorino dos Piaes to Sao Rogue. During this whole trip I have seen so many interesting faces. Faces that hold many stories; you can see it in their eyes and in each line on their face.

At first I was hesitant to ask to take their photo, but during my walk today I started to ask a few people. No one said no and they all liked seeing the photo I took. So moving forward you will see more pics of faces. I also imagine you may be bored with the landscapes, woods, churches, etc but be forewarned, you’ll still see plenty of those too.

Tonight I am staying at a country house, Quinta Da Granda. Isabela and her husband own the property. She shared that there once was a baron who went broke. He couldn’t pay his workers, so he gave them some of his assets. Among his most loyal workers was her husband’s mother or father (Isabela’s English is limited) and they were gifted this house and land. It’s very pretty and they are very accommodating hosts. The rooms are private and have en suites.

She drove myself and 3 other pilgrims to a restaurant that was pilgrim central. There had to be at least 40 pilgrims dining there. Many had passed me on the road today and I saw a couple of my German friends from last night. Dined with my housemates, 2 of the Germans, a girl from Italy, and a girl from Latvia. My housemates are a mother and daughter from Rhode Island, and a young man from Luxembourg

My goal is to reach Tui tomorrow which will allow me to have shorter walk days into Santiago since some of the hills will be steep.Read more