Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Caminaha to O Serrallo.

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After breakfast at the alburgue it was time to cross the Minho River from Portugal to Spain. A shuttle driver picked us up at the alburgue to take us to the boat.

This is the shuttle. The driver was a Mad Max madman who scared the living daylights out of me. I was sitting in the front passenger seat with my backpack on my lap as he careened through Caminaha.
This is our water taxi.

The boat was so small that only five of us could cross at a time. I sat in the front of the boat and I got soaked from the spray of the bow of the boat cutting through the water.

Our boat captain waving goodbye after he dropped us off in Spain.

As I was walking down the boardwalk toward A Guarda a Spanish gentleman welcomed me to Spain and reminded me that I had just lost an hour as the Spanish time zone is an hour ahead of Portugal. So instead of 8:30 it is 9:30. That is a very late start to the day.

This was a salt pond. At one time salt was as valuable as gold or silver. Salt was the only way to preserve food.
I am going to hug the coast on the Litoral Way and avoid going up and down that hill.
Spain does a great job marking The Way. Just follow the yellow arrows. Portugal does a very half assed job marking The Way.
The Camino today was a nice mixture of beach and forest paths.
At about 1:00 PM I passed by a cafe on the beach that had tortilla español. I love tortilla español. It is like a quiche with eggs and potatoes and onions.
What in the world is a Buddha doing on the Camino???
In Spain you have your mailbox and your breadbox. Pan is Spanish for bread.
This is Jose, the hospitalero at the Portuguese Camino Alburgue in O Serrallo. He saved me a bottom bunk. He is my hero.
Memory foam mattress and a top and bottom sheet and a blanket. What a great bunk bed!
I walked with Rafael and Judy yesterday and was very pleased to see that they were staying at the alburgue. Christine from Germany joined us for dinner
This is the view from the bar where we ate dinner.
I had a hamburger for dinner and it was really good.

That’s it for today. Good night from O Serrallo, Spain. I hope you are having a good day wherever you are.

Steps walked – 33,974

Kilometers walked – 28.4

Flights of stairs climbed – 14

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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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