“Short trip” today – only 13.5 miles. Left our seaside condo overlooking a big marina about 8:00 am this morning and followed the coastline for the first 8 miles, walking on the seemingly endless boardwalk structure. Today that boardwalk took us inland, off the beach a couple of times. Our MMM buddies would have loved the beautiful golf course we passed, tucked between giant sand dunes, and overlooking the coast. Today also finally gave us our first experience hiking through tree-lined, forested paths and much older towns – more like the French Camino.
Soreness set in for most of us today, even though the distance was 3 miles shorter. The body has to have time to adjust to this rigorous routine. BUT, once again, all of our pain was forgotten when we found this hidden jewel of a restaurant shortly after reaching Fao and were served our first pitcher of Portuguese Sangria, and arguably the best meal we have had since we started!
