To Valença

We met a woman from Belarus selling homemade pierogis along our path today. We were planning on only getting something to drink (because we can’t drink enough in this warm weather), but she had quite the sales pitch and we ended up with a couple of pierogis.

We walked on mainly cobbles, some dirt paths and remnants of a Roman route called the Via Romana XIX. We realized we have gotten so used to the cobbles now. They are still rough after a long day of it, but it’s definitely not as horrible as before. Hopefully, I haven’t jinxed ourselves.

Walking into Valença was awesome! I loved going through the tunnel in the fortress wall and entering a village with narrow, cobbled streets. We are staying within the fortress tonight in a cute little apartment.

We said goodbye to Peter and Muriel (from the Netherlands) today. They are spending some extra days not walking and our paths won’t cross again. 😞

Tomorrow, we walk across the Rio Minho and into Spain. 🇪🇸Läs mer