It was the perfect morning to walk. We had coffee and toast and then headed out. The weather was cool and there was a nice breeze. Rain was expected by three in the afternoon. We were set, northward we would go. We stopped for a moment in Barcellos (we have dear friends with the same last name) and then meandered through the countryside. We stopped for light lunch along the way and enjoyed a moment of life in rural Portugal. We looked across the street at a small church and saw the most beautiful baby pig. I wish I had captured his photo but I was so enthralled with him I did not even take my camera out of its pouch. He had the biggest ears I have ever seen on a pig. He looked like dumbo the elephant with a pigs snout. When he ran his ears flopped and it looked like he large dark eyes imprinted on the inside of his large ears. We watched him enjoy his freedom for awhile. He ran through neighboring gardens snorting along the way. We left shortly afterward and two men in a blue Mercedes were driving up and down a dirt road. We suspected they were looking for the pig. We called them over and tried to explain where we had seen the pig last. We laughed when we thought about how they were going to catch this little pig and drive him home in their beautiful Mercedes Benz.
The rain and blustery winds kicked up a little earlier than we had expected. We had about 2.8km left (uphill) when the deluge hit. A young man pulled over and offered us a ride and we accepted it. We are warm and dry and enjoying the respite.
Thinking of you. You are loved... Buen Camino.
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