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Camino Portuguese 2023

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Firstly apologies for the delayed post for yesterday. The wifi is very hit and miss so I had to pull out a bunch of photos so it was easier to send. So I guess I will post this one with just a couple of photos as well, sadly. Onto today, well it was always going to be a bit nasty as essentially it appeared to be mainly up hill, but not enough downhills. We were a bit cluey yesterday and walked a bit further than originally planned to stay at a place in Labruge, which was effectively 200 m up the first hill.  It was tough and admittedly I’m not firing on all cylinders but made it to the top (eventually.😂😂) Stuart on the other hand was like a mountain goat. Still beautiful country to walk through again circuiting the farms and the vineyards.  Again, it’s quiet as it’s a Monday. Of interest, we found out that we are walking along the old Roman XIX highway to Astorga in Spain. This bridge was built in 12century, some parts by the Romans and is still in use. Then again what have...