Day 5 - August 28, 2016 – Santarem, Portugal to Golega, Portugal – 25..01 Miles We left the hotel this morning before the sun was up and even before breakfast, so the night clerk had a sack breakfast (ham/cheese sandwich, apple and yogurt) ready for us to take to eat later on the trail. After leaving the hotel we walked back up the hill and headed towards the train station (Ribeira de Santarem) where we dropped off Karen so she could catch the train to Golega. We leave the train station on an asphalt paving walking to a medieval bridge where we turn right over Rio Alcorce onto a quiet country road. Once we have reached the farmhouse, we make a turn onto a farm track that takes us through crop fields running alongside the road
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