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Published: September 17th 2019
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I woke up fairly and walked to the ferry dock to get the ferry to Valenca, right across the river from Tui, Spain. At this point it wasn’t quite 8am and the ferry wasn’t supposed to leave until 9, so I, with a number of other pilgrims, sat down to have a coffee or soda. Not long after, the lady in the café came out and said a smaller boat was leaving now and it was only 5 euros, but could only take 6 people. I was the 5th person to get a ticket, so away I went. The boat was a small motor boat, but didn’t take long to get across the inlet to Spain. Notice I said across the inlet to Spain, not down the inlet to Valenca in Portugal! Well, I’d done it again. When I was looking forward to getting back on the Central route, I’d taken the boat to continue on the Coastal route. Oh well. For a short time I thought I could just walk to Tui, but a nice guy at an auto garage where they let me use their bathroom told me it was too far and all next to the highway. I
took his advice and continued on the well-marked Coastal route.
Even though I was in Spain, I could tell I was still on the Coastal route, since I had to walk a long ways between any sort of services. Granted, the scenery was beautiful at times, especially along the ocean, but that first rest stop was very welcome. Not long after that, I arrived at what looked like a typical donativo on the Camino Frances. They had fruit and drinks and some big blankets on the ground to lie down on. It turned out to be a rest stop for a group of cyclists provided by the support guide. He did however tell us to take what we wanted, so I had a banana and a fresh cool strawberry. Very refreshing. When I finally reached the entrance to Oia, a possible destination for the day, I stopped at the first bar/café for lunch. After an okay order of Patatas Bravas and a delicious flan (custard), I continued on, looking for the Alojamiento Camino Portuguese de Oia, and finally found it just on the outskirts of town, overlooking the ocean.
The hostel is pretty big and well equipped with
a kitchen and two nice terraces. After checking in, I walked almost another kilometer down the street to the only market in town. I bought 2 bottles of water, a large bottle of coke, a cold can of coke, a container of pasta salad for dinner, and a package of ham. When I got back to the hostel I asked about making reservations at the next normal place and about using the backpack transfer system to give my back and feet a rest. The next hostel didn’t take reservations, but they have 60 bunks, so it should be okay. The hostel did call and arrange for me to have my backpack transported by TuiTrans for 7 euros.
Tomorrow should be an easy and more enjoyable day at only 18 kilometers and no backpack!
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