Day 6, To Albergue Quinta Estrada

Camino Portuguese day 6: to Albergue Quinta Estrada Romana

Today was supposedly a shorter day (about 19k). However, it was a very vertical day, with lots of up up ups and down down downs. That did make it a bit more challenging, but the trails were really beautiful. All in all, I’ll take a long vertical climb through the woods any day, vs. a few minutes on a skinny shoulder of a busy road. We walked over a couple of Roman bridges that are thousands of years old, past monuments where pilgrims have left stones to represent their loved ones and things they have chosen to leave behind, and of course, many many churches. We saw old cork trees and baby sheep. We drank good wine and ate good food with new friends we met today, and some we met days ago on the Camino. We walked in rain and under sunny blue skies. It was an excellent day.Lue lisää