We left Tomar at 5:30am for our 20 mile day. Suffice it to say there is no way I could have made it without the energy of our merry band of fellow pilgrims! By mile 15 everyone was flagging but we egged each other on and – ten hours after we started – we arrived exhausted but relieved at our hostel – to be welcomed by the owner with a glass of port! (I guess he realizes that everyone who arrives has just walked 20 miles and may need to be revived.) It’s now 9:30pm and I’m off to bed!
