October 6, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 15 Total miles walked today 6.23 miles Cambados to Vilanova de Arosa Once again there is no elevation profile for this section of the Spiritual Variant. My feelings along the Camino Today was a very easy day to walk. It was so short that we felt confident walking alongContinue reading “MY FEELINGS ALONG THE CAMINO”
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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 sunnyContinue reading “WHERE AM I GOING WITH ALL THIS?”
RAIN RAIN GO AWAY
Come again after I go home October 4, 2025 Camino Portuguese Day 13 Total miles walked 7.91 miles Combarro to Armenteira You know the song The Ants go Marching One by One Hurrah Hurrah? It’s sung to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home Hurrah Hurrah. My husband started singing that song and nowContinue reading “RAIN RAIN GO AWAY”
BLISS
October 3, 2025 Camino Portuguese Day 12 Total Miles walked 8.57 miles Pontevedra to Combarro There is no elevation profile for Pontevedra to Combarro as we are switching from the Central Route to the Spiritual Variant. Last night I prepped my big backpack and took it downstairs for the transport company to take. Then weContinue reading “BLISS”
A FUN WALK TODAY
September 30, 2025 Camino Portuguese, Day 9 Total miles walked 12.41 miles Tui to O Porrino It’s good to be back in Spain. Portugal was amazing and the food was great. I struggled with the language. In Porto everyone spoke English but as we ventured northward it was all Portuguese. We had one hotelier whoContinue reading “A FUN WALK TODAY”
THE GREAT ASCENT
September 28, 2025 Camino Portuguese Total miles walked 11.66 miles Ponte de Lima to Rubaies The day has come for our first real ascent and the highest ascent on the Camino Portuguese. The path started out innocent enough. Lots of flat land meandering through vineyards, corn fields, and forest. We had a good stop atContinue reading “THE GREAT ASCENT”
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?”
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”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 