Yesterday's idea was to take the train to Vila Real de Santa Antonio and walk back ... legs this morning had other ideas and set off through the salt pans, following Johannes' yellow arrows ... his enthusiasm for reviving the Eastern Portugal Way to Santiago still evident ... helpful as far as the beautifully restored Cacela Velha and the first coffee ... and on to the more touristy Vila Nova de Cacela, where the beach calls along with an empty restaurant with a friendly owner and a €10 lunchtime special, soup, main course, dessert and a glass of wine .... and a chance to check the route to Vila Real avoiding the yellow arrows to Castro Marim. .. all good training and organism in good shape, slight twinge in left foot arch noted, but settles, other parts fine, including energy levels ... 25 km a decent stroll in warm sunshine ...
Visit to local shopping centre bookshop turns up just three English language titles, two of them Harry Potter stories ... the third is Jordan Peterson's "12 Rules for Life" in hardback, far to heavy for pilgrim walking, but ideal for study in the days left until final dentistry ... helpful to read him rather than try to keep up with his fast paced intellectual delivery ... a chance to examine some of his premises at leisure ... still, he is quite convincing and well worth the effort ...addressing the question considered a few blogs back on chaostability, offering some much needed depth to that post ... references to the Tao already endearing him, despite his rightist reputation ... not really deserved upon examination, just that he takes to task self-proclaimed leftists and their dubious ideas ... the left-right frame perhaps the problem ...better to step out of such limiting labels ...
Current cast of room mates changes, with Ivan, Spanish chef, the only constant. Two rather loud Brazilians are followed by two Indian brothers, trying to be quiet and considerate, though some very loud nocturnal farting indicates variation from norms of dorms ... tonight's Portuguese guests have yet to turn up ... let's see!
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