October 12 Portomarin – Rio Pilgrims

Pilgrims: There were four of who missed the arrow yesterday. A woman from China and this couple, from Brazil. When we got back to the point we should have turned, I waved everyone on because I needed a break. Some time later -2 hours? – I come upon the Brazilian couple resting on a bench under a tree. They scoot over and we make many jokes about how tired we are. The man has a few English words, but otherwise we a cracking ourselves up with exaggerated pantomimes. I take off and they remain. An hour later, I’m resting on a fence and here they come. We are now 3k from the village, so we walk together. I learn the fellow is from Rio de Janeiro, so I start with fiesta dancing – we form a short conga line and twirl a bit. He puts fiesta music on his phone.  Meet Palmira (age 54) and Roberto (age 63). Blurry, but worth the save.

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