Day 3 - Vilar do Pinheiro to Arcos

All packed up and ready for the day, we walked to the São Bento station and caught the Metro leaving Porto for the trip back to Vilar do Pinheiro where we joined the Camino once again. We passed through suburban villages, mostly walking on roadsides. Drivers seem aware of pilgrims and walkers, and slow down when they pass. Sometimes there’s a sidewalk… a very, very narrow sidewalk that comes and goes. After about three miles today, we had edged out of the city and into more rural areas. We stopped at the Ramiro Cafe for our morning galão (latte) and pastel de nata. We’re getting hooked! The coffees cost €1 or €2 and pastel de natas are usually less than €1 and they’re delicious. The cafes know how to lure in the pilgrims. They offer special pilgrim meals, free WiFi and ‘carimbos’ (stamps for the pilgrim passport). We have been getting our ‘carimbos’ by the way… at least two a day. Every hotel and most restaurants and cafes will gladly stamp our ‘credencial’. We even got one at a fire…