Day 7 Viana do Castelo. - Vila Praia de Ancora Wednesday 1/August/2018


Day 7     Viana do Castelo  -  Vila Praia de Ancora     Wednesday 1/August/2018
20 km     4 1/2 plus  1 1/2 hrs lunch  and 1 hr small Pauses (icecream and Compeed)

Up early for a change (breakfast at 7:30 am). Brillant sunshine. It took us a while to reach the sea and then for a long time we followed the promenade. Eventually board walk again and, following the coast line, either narrow country road, or going through forest and over rocky surface - very alpine - and walked even on what looked like a Roman calçada - in short much more varied than before. 

Had a long lunchbreak at the beginning of the beach near which is situated our hotel - near the other end however, so we had another hour to go. In parts the board walk had been swallowed by the dune and finally disappeared completely which was extremely difficult to walk - two steps forward and slide back one.

Am now sitting in a bar in the main square waiting for our washing to be ready at the lavandaria. After the fancy meal at lunchtime it will be a big sandwich tonight and bed early.
GOING TOWARD THE SEA
EN ROUTE VERS LA MER

VIANA DO CASTELO   SEAFRONT PROMENADE
VIANA DO CASTELO :LE BORD DE MER


CALCADA ROMANA
VOIE ROMAINE


PAUSE


FANCY RESTAURANT
RESTAURANT CHIC








BEACH. COLD WATER
PLAGE . EAU FROIDE
ARRIVED AND MADE STAIGHT FOR THE BEACH
PLAGE A PEINE ARRIVES

Debout de bonne heure pour une fois (déjeuner à 07h30) . Beau soleil. En route vers la mer et cheminement sur la promenade côtière pour un bon moment. Parfois des chemins sur des planches puis en suivant la cote, on a pris des petites routes et aussi des chemins forestiers parfois caillouteux, comme en montagne. On a même marché sur ce qui semblait être une voie romaine. En bref un itinéraire bien plus varié qu'hier.

On a fait une pause déjeuner au début de la plage près de laquelle était notre hôtel d'arrivée et il il ne nous restait qu'une heure à marcher pour arriver à destination. Parfois le chemin de planches avait été « avalé » par la dune pour disparaître complètement et cela rendait la progression difficile : deux pas ne avant et un en arrière en glissant !

Je suis maintenant assise dans un bar à attendre que notre lessive soit terminée. Après le repas copieux de ce midi on prendra un sandwich ce soir et on se couchera de bonne heure.

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