I got a good night’s sleep and was out on the Way at sunrise.
Rubias at dawn.
As I was walking along the Way, lost in my thoughts, I heard a blood curdling scream and just about had a heart attack. I looked up and to my left, towards the source of the scream, and saw this big aviary.
I can’t identify these birds. But I can tell you they are big and colorful and they sit in their aviary screaming at every pilgrim that passes by.This is an arch over the road leading to the church on the left side of the picture.
I covered the 20 kilometers from Rubias to Valenca in about 4 hours. I took a few shortcuts but only legal and approved country road shortcuts. Valenca is on the south side of the Minho River. The Minho River is the border between Portugal and Spain.
I know that there are a few bee keepers following the blog. This picture for you. A bee keepers supply store in Valenca.There is a large medieval walled city in Valenca. It is very popular with tourists on bus tours. I veered off the Camino and walked on the path at the base of the wall and then rejoined the Camino at the bridge over the Minho.This is Tui, the town across the river from Valenca. At the top of the hill is the Cathedral and next to the Cathedral is my alburgue.This is the bridge over the Minho River.Halfway across the bridge we go from Portugal to Spain.I am officially back in Spain.
I needed to kill a little time before I checked into my alburgue and I was thirsty so I decided to get a cerveza.
I stopped at an Irish bar and had to choose between a Radler, on the left, or a Guinness, on the right. It was a hard choice but I decided it was too early in the day for a Guinness.This is my bottom bunk bed in the Alburgue Ideas Perigrinas in Tui, Spain.
I spent an hour touring the Tui Cathedral. Very impressive.
Beautiful entrance.This altarpiece was at least fifty feet tall and all of it is carved and gilded.
The Cathedral is at the top of a hill overlooking the Minho River and the old walled city of Valenca.
The Minho River.The old walled city of Valenca.Pulpo 🐙 for dinner.
That’s it from Tui, Spain. 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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