Day 2, To Arcos

Portuguese Camino Day 2: To Arcos

Today started off with more walking on boardwalks by the ocean, mixed in with the typical Portuguese stone black and white cobblestone walkways.
Once we got to Vila do Conde the route involved walking on lots of small two lane roads with virtually no shoulder to cut across from the coastal (or Sendai Litoral) route to the central Camino.
We had a really great lunch in the little village of Strada. The food was great and the people were spectacular. The wife/hostess gave Jay a large scallop shell (since he didn’t have one) and then the husband (and chef) got his tool kit with drill and proceeded to drill a hole so Jay could hang it from his backpack.
Side story…. We ordered pork ribs with roasted potatoes and salad. I was a little concerned because in Texas, pork ribs are definitely finger food. But, we were dining at a nice restaurant in Portugal so I didn’t know the proper etiquette. I asked the hostess if pork ribs should be eaten with your hands?… with a completely strait face she said “yes it’s much easier than eating them with your feet…”
Today was a shorter day than yesterday but our feet were still complaining from yesterday.
Fortunately we arrived at our Villa de Arcos a little before 3p. We were ready to take off our shoes and enjoy a little wine after about 23 kilometers (14.6 miles) or 33k steps…Read more