8 June - Portela to Ponte de Lima – Stage 4 -- 26.2km

Wonderful day. Could not get food for breakfast as everything was closed. Met my first angel (Irish) along the way who gave me Marie biscuits and grapes. Started in rain, then the sky cleared. Road was very narrow, and tricky walking. Ponte de Lima city was beautiful – festival taking place. Albergue only opened late so there was no hurry getting there. That night Pepe, Pedro, and I went for dinner. Met German lassies.

Portuguese bar for coffee and foot rest

Dutch mother and daughter who had just started

Off I go

Beautiful route and markings

Damp

Coming into Ponte de Lima

Ponte de Lima

Youngsters

At nursery stand at market

Sculpture

Beautiful

Bed in dormitory

Those two (old) people had walked 30km that day

Dinner

Church near albergue as we walked home in the evening