The weather has changed and it was warm and sunny all day. My boots are still a muddy disgrace because we are still walking on paths that are very wet, but it made a difference to be wearing shorts with my milk bottle white legs. Fake tan is too much to carry. And the photo is me with the local speciality ...one month old suckling pig. It's Revolution Day here today and it's a public holiday so the restaurants are busy. The pig was a bit of a disappointment a...

Wow look at us in sunshine looking like tourists. We're at the top of the tower at Coinbara university which is like Cambridge but prettier. It's an UNESCO site because the buildings are so wonderful. This used to be the capital of Prtugnal before Lisbon and still feels like a powerful place. So we've been sightseeing and meeting up with otherCamino travellers. There are still people doing the journey on their ownand some doing it with friends and it's always...

So we have made it to Coinbra and the pic is of the beautiful cloisters of the old cathedral here. There is a " new" cathedral here too which dates from 15th century so. It's a very historical city..lots to see tomorrow which is another rest day.oour walking today was lovely and for once we started seeing other Portugeusse people out walking too. It's. A big holiday weekend here as Monday is the day they celebrate throwing over their dictator Salazar . I think h...

A much better day in lots of ways. The pic is of Roger with another best friend....the man who sells rotisserie chicken with piri piri sauce in our lunchtime stop. Yes it was so good. And it didn't rain today. We did a taxi for the first part today as I was feeling so knackered but then had the best walk of the Camino so far. Steep sided wooded valleys and so quiet - then beautiful countryside with so many wild flowers that I might set a quiz to see how many ...

Speechlessly tired tonight. Photo is of me with Scott our new Texan friend who walked much of the way with us today. I'm the one in the white jacket. We started at 8.30 and finished at 7.30 pm. It has rained more times than I care to remember. The countryside was lovely when I could lift my head to look at it. The hedgerows look so English with hawthorn in blossom, ferns, poppies and vetches, but the fields are full of olive trees. One lovely old farmer stoppe...