June 22
This morning we checked out of our hostel in Viana do Castelo and stopped for coffee and a breakfast of pastries and sandwiches.
We had two routes to choose from today and we chose the coastal route so we could enjoy the breeze and avoid the hills that we dealt with yesterday. I enjoyed the first part of our walk because we were back on the boardwalk for a while and each morning is very foggy which is nice and cool as well as very beautiful! My feet and legs were very sore this morning but it wasn’t so bad as we kept walking.
Our trail separated from the coast eventually and we walked through a forest area and then along farmland. The highlight of my day was a sunflower field that we found. We stopped and walked through the field and it was massive and gorgeous.
As we walked away we found Alastair up ahead under a bridge fishing with a stick. He caught a few small fish and Dagny and my mom stayed with him while Addie, my dad, and I walked the last mile or so to our accommodation.
We met up with Alastair, Dagny, and my mom at a restaurant for lunch and then Dagny and I came back to our place while everyone else went to the local market. When they got back we all rested and then had frozen pizza for dinner and played Yahtzee.
Overall, today was an easy walking day compared to what we’ve done so far. We only walked 11 miles and saw such a beautiful part of the coast and the surrounding farmland. All our walking has been exhausting but it is very rewarding and I am even looking forward to doing it again tomorrow.
“Even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sun” -My favorite quote about sunflowers
Magnolia
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