A beautiful and mercifully short day


 Posted by LP

Here are a few photos from today - above is LP at the ticket booth for the water taxi from Portugal to Spain (5 minutes and 6 Euros each)

VQT walking the path (early before the sky cleared) - thankfully the path is not cobble stones 
A goat by the side of the path - we met a whole herd 
We’ve seen these trees everywhere - don’t they look like a bad fake Christmas tree? 
A Camino sign (as we headed out of last night’s accommodation) next to rocks and the ocean - it had rained early morning (we found a cafe for breakfast until it stopped around 8am) but the sky is still overcast here
Public benches in a park square (in A Guarda, Spain) decorated with crochet squares - we found trees and benches decorated all around the town) - this is our first stop in Spain on this trip
Painted trees (white lines in interesting shapes) in a wooded area as we arrived in Spain 
LP walking through wooded area at the end of our stretch in Portugal - we much prefer walking on soft surfaces like this woodland, kinder for sore feet
From the beach at the north of Portugal, looking out across the sea to a large fort (lots of old fortifications along this part of the coast)
A sparsely wooded area with sunshine and blue skies peeking through the trees - photo was taken late morning today 
A stone cross at the side of the path - the sea and beautifully blue sky beyond 
VQT holding onto her hat (and wearing a life jacket) as we cross the river boarder between Portugal and Spain in a fast moving water taxi 


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 6, 2023 at 7:39 PM

    I’m glad you made it safely to Spain. The trees kind of look like those cell towers made to look like trees.

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  2. To Dog With LoveMay 6, 2023 at 7:53 PM

    Hurray for a short day! And more great photos!

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  3. AnonymousMay 7, 2023 at 8:12 AM

    Interesting tree shape. Looked it up and it could be some kind of Araucaria species. Cheers to short days!! JK

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  4. SuziMay 7, 2023 at 11:07 AM

    Definitely look like fake Christmas trees 😂Amazing photos hope the feet are improving 🙏💚

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  5. Cheryl P.May 7, 2023 at 4:31 PM

    Absolutely spectacular!

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  6. AnonymousMay 8, 2023 at 10:06 PM

    Great photos! Pamela P

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  7. AnonymousMay 10, 2023 at 9:03 AM

    Glad you are taking some short days and being kind to your feet. Enjoying the photos

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