6 miles uphill (mfg)

How can every day be a top 3?

And yet, they are.

I was worried about this stage and our trek from Combarra to Armenteira, 1450 foot elevation, the equivalent of 54 flights of stairs.

Turns out, like every other day, it’s just one foot in front of the other.

From the flats

To the hills

To our destination today, the monastery in Armenteira.

But it’s not the destination, really.

It’s the sound of running water

The color of the flowers and shrubs

The scent of the trees

And maybe partly, a place to stop and rest before we do it again tomorrow.

We’ve only got a few more days.

Every one has been a top 3, even the day I realized I couldn’t keep track of my belongings and the other one when I felt as though we were on a conveyer belt of pilgrims.

I’m loving this trip. We both are.