Today was a long hot day. Longer than it should have been.

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Maybe if I threaten to skip the -next- reported bad section, I’ll actually do it all. I’m behind schedule but there is something really nice about saying ‘screw the schedule’.

Another 20km walk today. This one was

Much better as -most- of it was on trails or country roads. Then there was the 4km or so on that busy-ass-no-shoulder-heavy-transport-vehicles-waytoofast-waytooclose road that was scary as shit.

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Day One – an easy stroll in the heat and on hardtop. My feet are not happy with the asphalt. Unfortunately, it looks like the next 70km is on similar surfaces although not as industrial as what I just walked.

There’s an aviation museum tomorrow at 10km and a nice comfortable train ride to the next albergue. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

Things to note:

Rural Portuguese is NOT the same as metropolitan Portuguese

My Spanish is not getting me as far through heavier accents, less exposure to Spanish and local colloquialisms

No worries – just another challenge. It’s a game to see if I get what I think I am ordering. And if not, I’m trying something new.

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It’s always a bit disorienting flying to a new city, taking the metro and popping up somewhere. Which exit you came out of and which direction you are heading the first (and sometimes the second) time is something that you must figure out before randomly following the crowd down a street.

As I was intent on getting to my hostel, lots of people were taking a picture. So I turned around and found this elevator and room above. Not sure what it is/does but I’ll go back in the daylight and find out.

I have a whole day to explore this part of Lisboa before I head out on Thursday. If things go well on the camino, I will have 2-3 days extra to wander around more.

Enjoyed he too-warm weather and thankful it will be cooler tomorrow when I have my pack on.

I’ll head out again tonight and see if the city came to life other than the shops. Most bars and Places to listen to fado were closed.

Tomorrow will likely be a short day but I will end up traveling 60Km. I’m going to bypass the industrial suburbs of Lisbon and take the train to Azambuja. Then again, I might not. I guess tomorrow will tell.

Today was a day to celebrate. Walked with some good people and crossed into Galicia. I love this place.