In another incident, as we were walking along, three Spanish women jumped out as we walked by, and intentionally blocked our way. For me, it seemed worse than the final kilometers on the Camino Franc és! Even though we knew there would be many more pilgrims after Tui, there were just more than we had truly expected to experience, I guess. Some we met back at the café in Arcade, who started 2 days ago, in Tui, cranking out the last 100 kilometers.īy this point, we were just tired, and just wanted to get there now and all these people were changing our Camino. Around every bend and up every hill, all we saw were more peregrinos. I have to confess that we were also turning into Camino snobs. (Which I can vouch that I did actually purchase these upon returning home, several months later). However, we promised ourselves that we would carry extra rubber tips in our packs on future Caminos. The venting was mixed with our embarrassment at having displeased someone and annoyance that they didn't understand. We did not do this intentionally, so Rich and I vented a while to each other. Of course it bothers us when we bother other people. I was not going to sacrifice my comfort at this late stage of the game and most likely the nearest sports store was in Santiago! Then, as we passed another German woman going slower up the hill, she added insult to injury as she confirmed - "But it is loud!" I shrugged my shoulders and said, "We came from Lisbon and our shoes are worn out. They put their fingers in their ears as we approached. We were clacking right along on the paved road, energetically pushing ourselves up a hill and passed by a German couple, sitting at the side of the road having lunch. The Changing Face of the Camino Portugués on Day Twenty-TwoĪfter 600 kilometers, the tips on our hiking poles had worn down to the metal. We walked by lots of vineyards here that accompanied us on our journey. You only walk on this highway for 300 meters, then turn left onto a quiet and narrow paved road towards the town of Bergunde. At this turn, you are at about 11.2 kilometers into the day, and at the top of the second climb. Then you come out onto the highway, the EP-0001 and turn right. The walk through this trail system is about 2.0 km total, walking around the town of Cacheiro. Lovely Forest Road Lined with Moss-Covered Rocks See the text for the description of this alternative. There is an alternative, shown on the map in orange, that stays on the highway into Pontevedra, if it is happening to be pouring rain and you want to avoid a muddy path along the river. There are more albergues as you get closer to Santiago, so I also added some of the more prominent ones. I added the albergues/hotels/cafés on the maps that we visited. Here is my Google Map of our day, made with our GPS tracks. His journey.” Paulo Coelho Map and Stats of Day Twenty-Two on the Camino Portugués I am this person who is proud to be a pilgrim, and who’s trying to honor Not accumulating knowledge, because then it becomes a very heavy burden on yourīack. Who is learning a new thing every single day. And so IĪm this pilgrim - if I can somehow answer your question - who’s constantlyĪmazed by this journey. So, what I have to do is to honor this pilgrimage through life. Is something that I can’t avoid, whether I like it or not - I’m going to The moment that I was born to the day to come that I’m going to die. I am someone who is in this pilgrimage from Have to be humble enough to learn to live with this mysterious question. And I don’t think people ever will know who they are. On the plus side, we hooked up once again with our British friend, for an enjoyable time spent in Pontevedra, a wonderful town with lots of history and a special chapel, just for pilgrims!ĭon’t know who I am. This day was most certainly an adjustment for me, and we did have some moments where the presence of other pilgrims presented a personal challenge for us. On our day twenty-two on the Camino Portugués, we joined the throngs of pilgrims from the Central Route and those walking the final 100 kilometers from Tui. The narrative picks up where left off from this Coastal journey and joined the Central Route). (Please note that this portion of our Camino was written in conjunction with our Coastal Portuguese Camino, when we did it the year prior. We sincerely thank-you as this is a pilgrim-supported website. As an Amazon associate and a associate, we will earn from qualifying purchases when you click on these links. Just so you know, all Amazon and links on this website are affiliate links. ~ Privacy and Advertising Disclosure Policy.~ Bunk Bed Yoga (Free Ebook to Download!).~ La Via di Francesco (The Way of St Francis).~ Camino Portugues (The Portuguese Way).~ Camino Finisterre (The Finisterre Way).~ Camino de San Salvador (The Way of the Savior).
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