Day 5 - Anha to Carreço

What a special day (5) it has been. We walked a shorter day of 11 miles that took us along a wonderful path in the hills just a couple of miles from the beach. One minute we were walking on narrow paths through a quiet village then on a dirt path through eucalyptus groves and then crossed streams on bridges constructed hundreds of years ago. Portugal is a beautiful country and seeing it at 3 miles per hour lets you really take it in.

After 10 miles we stopped for a coffee and some snacks and met the first two Americans on this Camino so far. It is interesting the difference in who is walking this Camino compared to our last. Many Germans, more people from Eastern Europe, but few from the States. It really has been great having Miguel, with his language skills with us. We are constantly taking bets on where folks are from based on their accents. It's unbelievable how often Miquel gets it wrong and makes for a good laugh.

At the end of today’s walk we arrived at Albergue Casa do Sardão, heaven on the Camino.Read more