After our amazing last night at the hostel...Eva and I decided to walk a separate route to the next town. Metya was already there....securing me a bottom bunk...YES! It was great walking with others..but also lovely to have some alone time too, walking through lovely scenery and forests along the way and many houses with lovely flowers. Ancora was a strange little town...and felt somehow dark as it was a seaside summer town and they many had not arrived yet an...

Soooo....as I said...I had a blister healing, plus walked 27klms in one day....so was I ever excited to hear about this Amazing Hostel not many kilometres north of where we were for 2 days In Vienna de Castello. Eva, Metya and I decided to book in there for a night and see what all the stir was about...we also picked up Darby from Tennessee that morning and the 3 ladies had coffee (and one of those delicious little custard tarts ) and began walking together. Me...

Catching up here...as at times Wifi is spotty and hard to load pictures... Sooo after my friend Janine and I parted ways...i walked alone for a few hours and really reflected at the beauty of this country and it people. I love it here❣️❣️ Lo and behold..not long later I met Carmen...a really cool lady from again...GERMANY...there are a lotta GERMANS on the Camino❣️ Carman and I had a great day walking and stayed the night at the Obitur Campground 11...

Sooo after the storm...Janine and I walked to Ville de Conde.together..the weather was STELLAR as you will see in the pics. Janine had a room booked and I checked into the Albergue for 11€ a night and decided to stay a second night as well. We had a great lunch and went to a lovely market and the beach after lunch..felt soo Awesome to be on the hot sand! I bought fresh veggies and made a BIG SALAD for lunch/dinner the next day...Janine trucked on in the am....

Started walking Today..June 6th from Porto Left about 9am..everyone else seems to bolt in the am...early...there seems to be an ANGST to get accommodation in the Alberges ...was stressing a bit too about that..and the guy running the hostel gave me some good advice...”God ALWAYS PROVIDES”! Of Course...even here...just LET GO AN LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN Ev Sooo I’m walking alone for about 2or 3 hours and and it is cold and blowing a wind big time. I meet 4 Ge...