A bit. Wanted to test out the bit of healing to see how the feet would feel and hold up.

After having visited the medical clinic for the second time and climbing up the hill to the market for more supplies I decided to poke around the neighborhood.

I put my groceries away then walked back down the narrow street to the main road. All these narrow lanes and staircases and paths up the hill remind me of my old neighborhood in Sasebo, Japan. But here the houses are all attached to each other and many are tiled on the outside. Beautiful.

I wandered along the road beside the river until I came upon the Foz do Douro castle. It was right where the Rio Douro meets the ocean.

Across the road, out a long causeway was a lighthouse marking the channel into the river. People were out enjoying the fact that the smoke lifted. Some were sunning. Some fishing. Some enjoying ice cream. Some, like me, were just meandering and enjoying being there.

After a while I headed back along the river through the park, the Jardim Do Passeio Alegre. Lots of paths to choose as well as benches to rest and enjoy people watching. Plus, I had the added pleasure of seeing a number of small sailboats heading down river then turning and sailing back. Colorful!

And that was the extent of my jaunt. A total of 4 miles today. It’s a start back.