So today we are 472 days from leaving for Lisbon...An extra year to wait but all things considered we really didn't want to risk all these border crossings.. But also to wait and see what the river cruises are doing and how 45 days in Europe would hold up for all of us.
Best decision we made was to push it to 2022. Today I was able to get the 1st 2 nights on the Camino set for the hotels, not what we had for 2021 but going with what we can get. The Pope extended the Holy Year to 2022 so I am sure its going to be a crazy Camino and crowded.
As I'm working on Ponte Lima where we will spend 2 nights to take a break after almost 45 miles (without any deviations) in the previous 3 days, I get a text that one of our group has gone to the ER by paramedics. His back went out last week and although he knows how to med it, this must be different. He couldn't stand up so time for some drugs and the docs!
Ponte Limo seems like the perfect city to relax a couple days since we are in no hurry. The majority of the next 12 days will be pretty easy flow days but will have some high peaks with elevation along the way.
