An observation that occured to us on the walk is that it is like a parallel universe: we walk on paths hear traffic but rarely see a car, we walk into towns and villages and apart from the odd dog we rarely see any people, windows and shutters are shut and no music, laughter or voices are heard. The only people we meet are other pilgrims in cafes, or walking along the Way. I guess they have very long siesta here.
That all changed this morning when we went along to get our coffee and pastries for breakfast and were confronted with a full on party at 7.30am in the town square, lots of music beer being drunk and laughter and singing...it was fiesta time!
After the part we had another beautiful day of scenery as we wandered through vineyards, trudged up hills and picked our way gingerly down them again. An early finish and a treat at a nice hotel in Viana - where we are about to join another fiesta! Only 19kms today - a rest day....
3 comments:
if you guys ever make it out of the vineyards, i'll be amazed!
Well done on making it to Day 4. The Blog is a great idea and a great record. I can see Nikki is organized enough to keep it updated. Keep it up.......just over 600km to go!!!
Dear N&N,
19K!!!! Truly, a rest day!!!! Hope it wasn't a forced "rest" due to sore legs, feet or something of the sorts.
Sounds like you're having a wonderful time though. I think it's time to bring out our photo album and try to recall the sights and sounds you must be experiencing now.
XXX Q&A XXX
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