So we arrived at Azinhaga very tired. Helena was a super host! With us was a retired Economics prof from Spain. At supper last night, I realised the narrative in SA is also the narrative in Spain; corruption, social grants together with over paid unproductive government officials, tax evasion etc is killing the economy. In Portugal however, the economy is booming.
Today we were tourists, it is a rest day. Tomorrow it is off to Fatima - 30km's. We had a picnic in the park, walked up to the Templar Castle and enjoyed this beautiful old town.
To get us in the right frame of mind, we booked into a pilgrim's hostel to pick up the "incense" of the Camino.
The railway lines reminded me that the beauty and joy of life happen where the line between spirituality and insanity gets blurred.
("See, I am doing a new thing!...")
Today we were tourists, it is a rest day. Tomorrow it is off to Fatima - 30km's. We had a picnic in the park, walked up to the Templar Castle and enjoyed this beautiful old town.
To get us in the right frame of mind, we booked into a pilgrim's hostel to pick up the "incense" of the Camino.
The railway lines reminded me that the beauty and joy of life happen where the line between spirituality and insanity gets blurred.
("See, I am doing a new thing!...")
Lots of photo's from the tourists.
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