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AND SO THE CAMINO PORTUGUESE BEGINS

September 22, 2025 Porto to Matoshinos – All elevation profiles are from Wise Pilgrim, The Camino Portugues. Total miles walked 9.4 miles Today we begin the Camino Portuguese and I must say it was an exceptionally beautiful walk. We began at the Se Catedral across the street from our hotel Se Catedral Tapestry, a traditionalContinue reading “AND SO THE CAMINO PORTUGUESE BEGINS”

LAST DAY IN PORTO, PORTUGAL

September 21, 2025 Camino Portuguese Last night after I posted we proceeded to have a most exciting evening.  We chose an Italian restaurant called La Salumeria.  After winding our way through lots of twisty tiny streets we found the place.  But alas they were full and of course we didn’t have a reservation.  We wereContinue reading “LAST DAY IN PORTO, PORTUGAL”

PORTO, PORTUGAL, WHAT’S IT LIKE?

September 20, 2025 The Portuguese Camino It’s our first full day in Porto and I have to say it’s much like Paris. No there’s no monument to compare to the Eiffel Tower and no art museum to compare to the Louvre, but there are two things we discovered today that scream PARIS!!! Of all theContinue reading “PORTO, PORTUGAL, WHAT’S IT LIKE?”

THE DAY HAS COME

  Let it begin  September 18, 2025 The Camino Portugues It has been months since we decided to walk the Camino Portuguese and those months seemed to stretch forever. If I missed a walk, tomorrow would be there to take it. And now here we are waiting for an uber to take us to the airport.Continue reading “THE DAY HAS COME”

POSTCARDS FROM ME

Today I’ve been working on my packing for our upcoming Camino…and I’ve been in a bit of a panic.  The first Camino was a challenge because I’d never walked one before and I didn’t know what to bring for six weeks of walking.  It took a lot research, talking to others who had walked one,Continue reading “POSTCARDS FROM ME”

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

I’ve been preparing myself for walking the Camino Portuguese mostly by taking walks, reading memoirs, and working out at the gym. Last week I added something else. I returned to a Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation to prepare my spirit for this walk. On my first Camino in 2019 I had no idea whatContinue reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”

AT LAST OR NOW

At last or now It’s been over a year since I last wrote. Almost every day I ask myself, “Do I have something to say or is it time to bring this blog to a quiet and dignified end?” So much has happened and I yearned to write about this past year of my lifeContinue reading “AT LAST OR NOW”

TWO DAYS TO SANTIAGO

3 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 34 Melide to Arzua It’s cool (60 degrees) and a bit humid this morning. It feels good walking but stopping for a drink it seems chilly. It’s a short walk to Arzua which is good. My ankle has been acting up and I welcome a reduction in kilometers. IContinue reading “TWO DAYS TO SANTIAGO”

FOUR DAYS TO SANTIAGO

1 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 32 Portomarin to Palais de Rei Full disclosure: I am not walking to Palais de Rei today. Yesterday was a very tough day. The walk itself was not too bad but the heat was brutal. In addition walking into Portomarin is a very steep downhill followed by a veryContinue reading “FOUR DAYS TO SANTIAGO”