The ferry ride across the Rio Mino into Spain was preceeded by a very nice day of costal hiking and a short jaunt through a mature forest. We arrived just 30 minutes before the ferry as to depart. The ride across into Spain was just 20 minutes or so. After disembarking, we walked a kilometer or two to our house for the night.
We awoke Monday, October 1st in a new time zone. Spain is 1 hour later than Portugal. This means we get up while it is still dark. The sunrise is around 8:00am. In Portugal we were struggling to find a bite to eat at 6 or 7am. Most of the cafes opened around 8am. Although our hiking has been pushed out an hour, it seems Spain has adjusted their breakfast schedule to accomodate... Errr... follow the sun.
Cafes here seem to open after 8am. This makes it hard for pilgrims to get an early start, and when the cafes DO finally open, a bunch of pilgrims are waiting and anxious. Add to this the European habit of not bringing the bill to the table until you make it absolutely clear that you want to pay, and it becomes a bit of a log-jam getting breakfast done and out the door.
Tomorrow we continue up the coast, but begin to turn inland. It will be difficult to say goodbye to the water. The walk along the Atlantic was a welcome relief from the heat and busy roadways south of Porto. We are hopeful that the hills in the upcoming days treat us better than those of Portugal.
2 comments:
Scenery looks much improved since I left.... great pics Jonathan. Safe continued travels!
I see that Bonnie's comment got posted, shows up.
Why don't mine, what does she do different, I wonder!!??
Some thing happened when you were on the bike trip, only her comment's got posted.
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