10 September 2016, Day 15, São Joao de Madeira to Grijo. 19 km or 12 miles. This relatively short day allowed us to leave around 0810 and walk at a leisurely pace. After self service breakfast at Hotel AS on the central commercial plaza we got right on the Camino track through town. At the Oliva factories we took photos of the two statues: one of a shoemaker and another of hat making. Our morning was spent wandering the mix of suburbs and industrial areas as the route undulated up and down almost all on pavement. As we stopped to take some photos we saw a pilgrim behind us. When he caught up I learned he was Kevin from Cairns, Australia. We enjoyed our day walking with him. We learned his wife is with a group
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