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”
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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?”
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”
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”
FIVE DAYS TO SANTIAGO
30 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 31 Sarria to Portomarin Today was everything I expected and more. There were all sorts of groups of people. Groups of men being loud, teenagers sitting on the roadside texting, and more. And when I say more I mean something more interesting possibly. There is a group of menContinue reading “FIVE DAYS TO SANTIAGO”
THREE DAYS TO SANTIAGO
2 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 33 Palais de Rei to Melide Today we are walking the Primativo route to Melide where we will rejoin the Frances route. It is the oldest of the routes to Santiago and the route that the king of Spain took to pay homage to the bones of St. JamesContinue reading “THREE DAYS TO SANTIAGO”
ONE DAY TO SANTIAGO
4 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 35 Arzua to O Pedrouzo It’s a beautiful day today. The weather is cool, the path shady with bits of mild sunshine, rolling hills, and good traction on the road. About 13 miles to O Pedrouzo. It is the last day before the last day. I have walked aloneContinue reading “ONE DAY TO SANTIAGO”
SANTIAGO
5 October 2023, Camino 3, Day 36 O Pedrouzo to Santiago Glen and I have had a little joke along the camino. When we are close to our destination and need to push through he says, “Let’s finish this thing before it gets out of hand.” Well today we’re going to finish it. The dayContinue reading “SANTIAGO”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 