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- June 12th, 2014
- Azambuja: Flor da Primavera, (€20 for a private room)
- Weather: Scorching, 34 degrees
I only had a 20km day today so I slept in after a hard day yesterday, but that wasn’t the smartest idea… It was already hot!
Breakfast
A busy roundabout to cross with no footpath
I left the pension at 7:30am and stopped by a Pastelaria for a custard tart and coffee before following the camino along a busy road and across a large roundabout.
2017 – the camino has mostly been re-routed through this stage onto smaller roads avoiding this roundabout and tunnel
Through here
You walk along this road for a long time with no shoulder or footpath!
You walk along this road for a long time with no shoulder or footpath!
Taking a break and trying to cool down!
Past this
Not the nicest “walking paths”
I forgot to mention yesterday that the region I’m currently walking through is famous for breeding fighting bulls and many towns have their own running of the bulls festivals. The town I stayed in last night (Vilafranca de Xira) has their festival in July and the town I’m staying in tonight (Azambuja) had their festival 2 weeks ago. The wooden gates are still propped up around the town protecting the shop fronts and people I guess!
Wooden gates still up in the town after the running of the bulls fiesta
I was glad to arrive at Flor da Primavera, (€20 for a private room) by 1pm as it was too hot to be walking and the paths don’t afford any shade. I’d forgotten about the aches and pains that come with walking and how debilitating walking in such hot weather could be. It was quite a chore to muster the strength to shower and wash my clothes when I arrived as all I wanted to do was lie down and sleep!
Azambuja
Azambuja
My room at Flor da Primavera
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