WHERE AM I GOING WITH ALL THIS?

October 5, 2025

Camino Portuguese, Day 14

Total miles walked today 9.36 miles

Armenteria to Cambados

There is no elevation map for Armenteria to Cambados

Because we had rain and wind yesterday it was cold. So we didn’t make it to visit the Monastery at Armenteira. On the other hand the weather changed to sunny with a slight breeze. It was a little cool but today’s walk was mostly flat so I had a good pace and made it to Combados by 1:30 pm. Plenty of time to get cleaned up and do laundry at the laundromat.

Mostly today was a smooth walk with some short and rocky downhills, but mostly flat. It was a good time to reflect on this camino. After all there are only three days to walk.

What will I miss? I always miss the nature of the walk. I can walk ten miles all over town back home and it’s not the same as here. On the camino there is the quiet, the challenge, the interesting, the challenge. Even walking through cities there is the interesting windows with items for sale to look at as I walk by.

This camino I think I’ve been more cognizant of the hospitality offered along the way. The smiles and the calls of “Buen Camino”. I can’t make that happen in my own town, but I can’t offer that in my own home. Perhaps I’ll entertain more.

What am I looking forward to in returning home? Well after my shower rant I am looking forward to returning to an environment where I know how everything works. I miss cooking. I’ll certainly try to incorporate the good foods I’ve had in Portugal and Spain. And I know the calamari I buy at the fancy grocery store will still be frozen and chewy. But I know how to make a Santiago cake.

For now though I think I’ll just keep walking and absorb as much of the camino as I can. Home will come back to me soon enough.

Spanish Panera???

Buen Camino