The first few kilometres feel easy. Your legs are fresh, your rucksack still feels new on your shoulders and your head is full of everything you’ve left behind at home. It’s not a hard day, but it is a long one: well over six hours of walking. You only realise that after a few hours.
The land is wide and open, with fields and plenty of sky. There’s not much climbing or descending, so you can find your own pace. No rush – that’s exactly what this day teaches you. Tábara is a place to arrive slowly and take your boots off.
Day one done. The rest will come in its own time, so take it easy.