I got up at about 7:00 and was on the Way by 7:30. For the first hour or so we walked on narrow roads winding through small villages. Then the Way veered to the right and proceeded through a forrest and up and over a fairly big hill. In places the forrest path was a burbling stream and in other places it was a muddy mess. All the rain last week really did a number on the forest path.
The recent rains have swollen the streams so that they are spilling out from their banks. And my gut is spilling out over the hip belt on my backpack.Once we got over the hill and out of the forest we got a great view of the Atlantic.The flowers are really putting on a show. I walked most of the day with Rafael and Judit. They live in Florida and are both retired. Rafael has bad blisters and he is really suffering.
Rafael and Judit couldn’t walk all the way to Caminaha. They stopped at an alburgue about 5 kilometers short of Caminaha. After I dropped them off it was 2:00 and I was hungry. I walked by an Italian restaurant and decided to have lunch.
For 12 euros I got this huge plate of pasta putanesca. It was fabulous. I also had a couple bottles of beer to fight off dehydration.Statue of a fisherman and his fish in Caminaha. The Portuguese sure are proud of their fish.
I finally got to my alburgue, the Arca Nova Guesthouse, at about 3:30.
The bunk room is pretty basic and the bed springs have sprung.The alburgue does have a foot bath. You alternate hot salted water and cold water. My feet are tired but the foot bath gave them some relief.
That’s it from Caminaha. I hope you are having a wonderful day wherever you are.
I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.
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AbeAndMarkontheCamino 
Sounds like your walk is getting better😁
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