A Beautiful Autumnal Morning

This morning was so beautiful with the mist rising above the Minho River. As we had a long walk, we followed the Camino along the river bank, rather than going back up the steep hill to the Cathedral. I can do no better than let you have some ‘photos!

Sunrise over the River Minho

View across the Valley to Tui Cathedral

View across the River Minho to Fortalaza in Portugal

Fortalaza through the Autumn trees

Today was hot (26C), which made the end of our 11 mile walk along roads into the industrial town of O Porrino, quite draining. Before that, and after we had left Tui, the trail through the cool woodlands was very pleasant. We were following for some time, Roman Road Number 9, so we soon encountered one of those beautiful Roman Bridges.

A typical scene on our walk today.

Roman Bridge on Roman Road 9 on our way to O Porrino

I was also enchanted by the raised Camino path constructed of large granite slabs, to the side of a stream. The flat slabs were much easier to walk upon than the cobbles!

The Camino on raised granite slabs at the side of a stream

We are starting to see the very distinctive Galician Granaries like the one below. Farmers, and anyone who grows corn, uses them to dry out the cobs. They are like little churches, generally with crosses upon them, and are elevated off the ground. I will see if I can get a better shot than this one to show you.

Galician Granary

We are now just over half way into our journey, and need to cover about 12 miles tomorrow. We are all looking forward to our next stop, as we are by the seaside! We are trying to figure out a route so that we arrive along the beach, as this will avoid some steep hills. Hopefully, I will still have an internet connection!

Love

Rina