Walking Day 11: 24 km, 5.5 hrs
It was enjoyable cool weather for walking, with some light rain except for a brief downpour at the very end of our walk.
There were still lots of Fatima hikers going the opposite way. But there were 9 hikers like us headed to Santiago. Some, like Miriam, we had met before. The others were from Holland, northern Italy, South Africa, and even a refugee family from Afghanistan.
Mealhada is famous for roasted suckling pig (Leitão à Bairrada). Month-old suckling pigs, spit roasted. Yes, I know not everyone approves. It’s supposed to be very good.
We shared the restaurant for our evening meal with a bus full of British military members on a tour of Portugal.
Next: Mealhada to Agueda