Así amigo So they choose the shortest way.
We got lost around Cernache and asked some local people the way to the collégio in Cernache for to stay overnight and the people working in a garden, pointed us to take the shortest way, at the shoulder at national road with heavy traffic. We refused but they did not understand because all people going to Fatíma follow the main roads
Of course we saw blue marks on other places but common is to take the shortest way.
What I also noticed that Portugese people were very kind and asked us ,seeing us with our backpacks , if we were going to Fatíma.? No we are going to Santiago de Compostela and I felt a kind of disapointment but anyhow we got their blessings !
Lovely people. We can't wait to come back to Portugal next year.
We also noticed people are concerned about peregrinos. Arriving at a crossing oposite the road we had to cross there was a busstop with people waiting for the bus. We had to cross the road, continuing straight on but in the corner of our left eye we discovered a bar..Dutch as we are..coffee !!! So decided to turn left to bar for a bica. We were stopped by the people waiting for the bus and they told us we went in the wrong direction.
. This happened several times. We love this..we love your country we love the people. We love the caminho !