Day 2 From Porto to (just past) Matosinhos.

 We had arranged for our small suitcase to be transferred to each destination by Pilbeo (7 euros per day) so our case had to be in reception by 8 a.m. 

We had coffee and a snack  for breakfast, at a cafe next to the hostel  while chatting to an Australian man. 

The route started from the Cathedral & cut down to the river. There followed a long stretch alongside the river, past the police training building, vintage trams and the famous bridge. We finally reached the coast and treated ourselves to a coffee stop, and enjoyed some banter with a group of young Australians. 

We were pleased to arrive in Matosinhos and visited Tourist Information to gain our first stamp (after the Cathedral). We were tired and hot so popped into Matosinhos market for a lunch break: beer and tasty wraps with aircon! Just what we needed and good value. 

We had a lovely afternoon of beach walking. We didn't see many pilgrims, until we crossed the bridge just after Matosinhos; then there was quite a procession!

We continued on to our accomodation, Casa Velha, arriving just after 3pm. We had 'nagged' Pilbeo when they seemed to have forgotten our bag (it contained a tracker) but we were reunited at around 4 p.m. 

It was a little cool along the sea front & it was typical for restaurants to open for the evening at  7 or 7.30 pm. So, we had a drink to watch the sun setting then headed to a kebab place! Peter wisely chose a vegan burger while I enjoyed most of my Lahmacun kebab, all washed down with a bottle of red!!

Our first breakfast in Porto