A long walk, but easy enough, through a well populated part of the north ... houses and small villages dotted all over ... after early breakfast at the Youth Hostel, clothes, shoes and rucksack dry after yesterday's soaking ... out into misty morning ... arrows easy enough for a couple of hours ... then a miss and an off-route wander, adding a kilometre or two ... a good excuse to engage willing locals to point the way ... a couple of Italian pilgrims pass ... later a German ... not much engagement ... all going towards Santiago ... after another off route wander, this time possibly a short cut along a rather perilous mountain road, a lunch stop at Restaurant 2000, right by an albergue ... too early for that ... vegetable soup and a big plate of fish, chips, rice and salad ... enough to last the whole day ... Paulo, pictured, speaks good English, despite never having visited and offers a lift to Barcelos, where he lives ... leaving in two hours time ... gratefully decline, and sure enough, entering the city, he toots hello ...
Through town, across the river, and a rather nice guest house, Bway ... €20 for a bed (not bunk), with sheets and towel ... en suite bathroom and two other beds ... though no-one has taken them so far ... breakfast included .. and a comfy lounge with logburner and WiFi to write this post ... a day of solitude. .. sunshine ... plenty to see ... a chance to try some Portuguese. .. some theory required to add to the enthusiasm ... tomorrow towards Porto and maybe into the outskirts, with metro assistance to hide in the Youth Hostel for Thursday's predicted heavy rain ... let's see ...
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