aussieannie
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (2008) Le Puy to SJPP (2010) Camino Primitivo (2010)
VLP (2013) Norte (2016/17)
For those pilgrims wishing to break up the long 32km stretch from Azambuja to Santarem, another pilgrim and I stayed last night in the Quinta da Burra with the amazing hostess Paula Castro. Her hospitality was outstanding: we were welcomed with freshly squeezed orange juice and shown over the Quinta which she has been bringing back to life from ruins over the past few years. For twenty euros we had a lovely ensuite room. The evening meal was donativo We were given beautiful soup, fish, potatoes and salad fresh from the garden and her signature dish - a rich and decadent chocolate mousse.
She was generous with her time and her stories, and next day, when my companion left her phone charger behind, Paula drove several kms to return it -and then drove us back to her quinta again to retrieve the adaptor and then returned us along the track. So kind! Breaking the journey yesterday was a good decision for us when faced with the stiff climb into Santarem this morning (I,m an oldie who hates steep hills!) Other pilgrims have written about Paula before, so I just want to endorse their positive comments.
She was generous with her time and her stories, and next day, when my companion left her phone charger behind, Paula drove several kms to return it -and then drove us back to her quinta again to retrieve the adaptor and then returned us along the track. So kind! Breaking the journey yesterday was a good decision for us when faced with the stiff climb into Santarem this morning (I,m an oldie who hates steep hills!) Other pilgrims have written about Paula before, so I just want to endorse their positive comments.