Today is a rest day with plans for about 23 km. Last night in the Albergue was very good because we had the whole building to ourselves. After making coffee and a Continental breakfast, we started walking around 8 am with jackets. It was only after half an hour that I removed my jacket. This area seems to be quite wealthy because every second car was either a Mercedes or BMW. The yards are full of orange and lemon trees. We walked into Oliveira de Azeima a little after 1 am and looked about for a hotel. On booking.com the 4 star Dighton Hotel was listed at €53, so we stopped in and asked about the rate. We were offered a room at €58, so I showed them the lower price. They advised me to book it on line, which I did; the end price was €52.65 with continental breakfast. I will never understand how hotels set their prices. We got a nice quiet room at the rear of the hotel with a huge bed and nice bathroom. The view from the window is interesting as there are chicken in an adjacent yard. As we walked into town, we came upon an excavation in the gravel road, which turned out to be a section of a road built by the Romans. There is history all over this country.
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