Arriving in Viana (not Vienna)

No, you are not seeing things! It is Viana we arrived in today, not Vienna. We were joking about this with an Austrian couple we met yesterday who are from Austria.

This is Day Five in our journey and we have now covered approximately 90 kilometers. We had a long walk through vineyards with approximately 10 kilomters between centres. This can be somewhat challenging if food gets short, as there we often are in the middle of nowhere. It forces us to think ahead about what we need to keep our energy up.

Our days have now evolved into a routine. We are up by 6 a.m., eating breakfast on our own or having something at the aubergue if they serve breakfast. We then walk for about 90 minutes before getting cafe con leche and tea. After that we walk for another two hours before having some lunch. After that, it´s another hour walk and we arrive at our destination (usually between 12 p.m. and 1:30. After that, its getting set up at the aubergue, showering, getting a small bite to eat or a drink, reading (or sleeping), until about 7 or 7:30 p.m. when we go for dinner. Pelegrin dinners tend to be fairly inexpensive three course meals that include pasta, meat, dessert, bottled water and wine. They don´t vary a lot but so far we are not bored with them and they are filling. We are usually all in bed, asleep by 9 or 10 p.m. I have found my ear plugs work wonders for getting a sound sleep!