7th March Steady and secure

 
Okay so plan A has gone out of the window. I know I said that 'this time' I might try to be a bit more flexible with regards walking distances and booking ahead. But at the end of the day, and literally at the end of each day, at 62 years of age I just don't want the hassle of arriving somewhere after a long days walking to then have to phaff about trying to find somewhere to stay. I want a bed for the night tied down. 

I can daudle and take all day to get from A to B or I can walk at a 'brisk speed' and get there by early afternoon and then just chill without the worry of accomodation.

With my flight arriving in Portugal just after 8pm, it's just common sense to have something booked for that first night, which happenes to eb Central Hostel where I stayed at the end of my last Camino. 

And then because the next day, and 1st day of the actual walk, I can only set off after 9am because I have to go to the Porto Cathedral to collect my Pilgrims Passport, I really needed to know where I was laying my head that night.

Then I just got on a roll and before I knew where I was, I literally know where I am going to be on 90% of the journey. And I am happy with that sense of security over the sponteneity of just waking up and heading off into the sunrise.

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