Day 3, To Barcelos

Camino Portuguese Day 3: to Barcelos.

It was a great day today. Nice weather and a nice walk. We left Arcos in the fog but things cleared up fast. We ended up going off the “normal” path for an alternate path that took us through the trees to a beautiful hilltop church with a nice restaurant and a view to the sea. It was up, up, up and then down, down, down but definitely worth the journey. Speaking of “normal”, the first day and a half instead of taking the traditional or “normal” route, we walked up the coast on what is called the “Senda Litoral” route. Along that route you see very few yellow arrows guiding you. However, you do see lots of beautiful coastline and sand. (Perhaps the arrows are difficult to paint in the sand. Besides, if the ocean is on your left, you’re going the right way…)
Once we reached Vila do Conde we cut over to the traditional Camino Portuguese route. Now that we are on the traditional route, we are seeing lots of the comforting yellow arrows the tell us we are indeed on the”way”.
When we got to Barcelos we checked into our room (free upgrade at Casa da Ana!) super nice room! Then we took our showers and washed our dirty laundry. Feeling clean and refreshed, we headed out to see the town. Tomorrow we are at Casa de Fernanda. Our first true albergue.Read more