Despite dire snoring warnings from David, the night passed peacefully after stories in the bar from Neilly, Australian who ran a cafe in her small town near Melbourne for four years ... time consuming work ... sold it for a new adventure on the Camino ... met a German, Florian, and is flying to see him after Santiago ... David's early adventure, in the US army based in Okinawa, on leave travelled around Asia with a friend ... not Vietnam though ... now semi-retired from a career in administration, specifically wages, in Atlanta, Georgia, he is loving the adventure ...
On the road at 8 and soon at Porrino for coffee. .. through town, then head down for the dreaded industrial estate, straight for two kilometres ... missing the scenic alternative, but finding the wide green verge and mindless marching fine training ... shandy at Laguna and yesterday's update, then relaxing wander to Tui, passing a few pilgrims with cheery greetings ... through this last Spanish town, over the bridge and, after 7 months in Spain, Portugal again ... and thanks to more clockbackery, an extra hour to locate lunch before the rain sets in ... a rather posh restaurant in the old fort serves a decent pilgrim menu ... WiFi enables research for a bed ... a €25 hotel, with breakfast, appears ... some comfort after 3 dormitories ... and a bath, with plug, to soak the joints ...bearing up well, but worthy of care and attention ... Ernest, passing German pilgrim this morning is nursing a dodgy knee ... spotting steep descents and calling a taxi ... determined to keep walking ... worth remembering when contemplating challenges ... like tomorrow's 18 ... looking a little light ... maybe a double, making 35 ?
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