Souto de Magos

Had a lovely breakfast and then ventured out a little later than usual at 8ish. Today, we followed the river pretty much the whole way. It took us along a winding concrete path that, after a while, became quite hard on the feet. There were literally no cafés or bars open for about 20kms... which put the dampers on my lunchtime ritual. We stopped for an Inga (Mittagschlaf) anyway before pushing on towards Valença. As we were entering the city, we were stopped by a random bloke in his car asking if we wanted overnight accommodation. He did have other pilgrims in the vehicle, so after bartering over the price, 40€, and a lift back if we didn't like it, I agreed. Unfortunately, he only had 1 seat free in the car, which Pilar took, so he opened the trunk, and I jumped in. A short ride later, we arrived at a beautiful old and recently renovated farmhouse. He gave us a choice of 2 double bedrooms, and Pilar selected one with a Juliet balcony to the front of the house. The location was a bit off the beaten track, so with no restaurants nearby, we opted for a takeaway, a bottle of Vino, and an early night.Read more