Hiking above the clouds on Easter Sunday morning.

We could hear bells ringing throughout much of our walk today

Pastelaria Dioga is a must stop in Ansião!

Chatting with fellow hikers at Pastelaria Diogo

We loved many of the homes we walked past in Ansião. This seems to be a more modern town.

Sometimes we have to climb rocky terrain to get to where we want to go.

When the Camino provides a nice side trail so we don't have to road walk, yay!

Most towns in Portugal offer free clean water, but you just might have to work for it.

Alvorge, our destination town for April 9th.

The O Lagareiro Albergue is lovely! This is a lot nicer than most Alburgues.

Amazing dinner at our Alburgue! First time eating beef cheeks!

Day 9, Alvaiãzere to Alvorge

9 avril 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

Day 9 was a splendid day! We walked a short 14 miles to today’s destination in Alvorge. It was not as hot as it has been, and much of today’s walking was on rock wall-lined dirt trails. I don’t think we saw one car until mile 8. We weren’t sure any cafes would be open since today is Easter, so we were pleasantly surprised when we came upon a pastelaria (pastry shop) in the lovely town of Ansião. We met some new hikers today and enjoyed chatting with them, and the Albergue we’re staying in tonight is exceptional. One song that kept popping into my head today was,
I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

It truly is. Happy Easter, and thanks for following us along!En savoir plus

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