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climbing on the road to Rubiaes

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This morning we walked over the medieval bridge over the Rio Lima. It was the start of a beautiful route to Rubiães. It was hot, but the trails were green and shaded. And after 7 km there was a nice spot for a delicious coffee grande with an Italian lady.

This morning we walked over the medieval bridge over the Rio Lima. It was the start of a beautiful route to Rubiães. It was hot, but the trails were green and shaded. And after 7 km there was a nice spot for a delicious coffee grande with an Italian lady. On the way we met a young woman from Germany. It turned out that she had rented a room in the house next to the one where we are staying. Both houses are about 2 km outside the village where there is a restaurant. The owner of the restaurant came to collect the three of us after a phone call for the pilgrim’s meal. We had a nice meal together. Later we were also neatly driven home by the restaurant owner. Beautiful right?

Ponte de Lima naar Rubiães. 18,5 km, 34 -37 ° C

from Durrâes to Ponte de Lima

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The day started with a good breakfast of cereals and blueberries with rice milk, juice and coffee. And then there was also cake, home-baked bread and fruit. We couldn’t take it all. But we tasted everything and it gave us energy for a new walk.

The walk was immediately beautiful, more pleasant than yesterday. We walked on smaller roads and paths, with more shade. The eucalyptus trees smelled wonderful. Occasionally there was a water point. We had the feeling that we were now really walking on the caminho.

When we rested for a while the first peregrino, a boy from America, passed us. It is still very quiet.

And now we are in Ponte de Lima. A nice place on the river, a place where we were two years ago, during our bicycle tour.

We have washed our clothes; they hang to dry in the sun on the balcony. In the shade of the plane trees we ate the Menu de Perigrino which even included the large glass of cool white wine. And now we rest in the air-conditioned cool room.

20,5 km / 33° CC

The weather differences within Europe are large. We just saw images of extreme flooding in Limburg and Germany.

We just heard the tragic news of the death of Peter R de Vries.