September 28, 2026
I was awake by 5 - anxious to get on the road - not! although I always feel pretty good in the morning but after a few hours the pain begins! Today my right leg felt numb and I worried that it might just give out. I massaged it and put pressure points around the thigh and buttock but nothing really changed. I adjusted the placement of my IPad bag- nothing, then removed the change purse I was carrying in my right front shorts pocket. 10 minutes later the pain was gone! Hmmmm….. I thought about all the men who carry their wallet in their back pocket for years.
I’ve been setting an intention everyday but for the past 5 days it has been the same - help me make it to the albergue today! I’ve been lucky for 5 days so it was time to change it up. Today it was “ I am so grateful for….I have a lot of things to be grateful for so the list went on all day!
We had an early start- on the road by 7:36. It was a shorter walking day as we only had 15 km to walk-
We walked through urban areas, by beaches-
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We saw churches, of course we saw churches-
flora-
Camino signs-
an interesting sign💕💕-
We stopped at a bakery that used a machine to handle payment-
We were making our way to the border, towards the mountain in the background which is in Spain-
Finally at the shore looking to Spain-
We walked along a boardwalk to reach Caminha-
There are a lot of old buildings there-
We paid 6€ each to cross the Minho River which took about 5 minutes-
After another 4 km we found our albergue - O Peirao-
We are in a room of 8 beds so it should be pretty quiet.
It’s a proper albergue because you have to remove your shoes at the door-
We went walking along the beach-
then found a restaurant serving a pilgrim meal. For €17 we got an appetizer, main course - I had hake, wine, coffee and dessert-
Tomorrow it’s supposed to rain so we hope to get to the next village, then hide from the rain for a couple of hours, then carry on. We will see! I’m just hoping for a pain free day!
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