Monday 30 March 2015

Marinhas to Viana

The hostel at Marinhas filled up later, with Jessica from Korea, Christian from Italy, Estela from Portugal and a cyclist who arrived in the night.

I was first out at 8 past the church and following the yellow arrows along cobbled streets, with one village after another until a coffee stop, where the old lady kindly puts the television on for me. Palm Sunday live from Rome . . . looking very over the top. Lots of palm leaf carrying folks off to the churches I pass, including the one named for St Tiago.

This route has really been thought out, well planned, well marked, with occasional glimpses of the sea, forest tracks, small villages . . . then over the bridge to Viana and the Pousada de Juventude . . . a room with balcony overlooking the river . . . €10.80 with breakfast, just me in the 4 bed dormitory . . . no sign of Estela, who may be at the pilgrim albergue . . . Jessica and Christian were looking for a camping spot when I saw them in town . . .

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