Category: Camino Portugués

Day 30 – Olveiroa to Fisterra – 33km + 6km After the 20+ mile scorcher to Olveiroa, David and I decided to get an early start on the day to

Day 29 – Negreira to Olveiroa- 20mi/33km – Observations and Photos I didn’t mention in yesterday’s post that these 3 days are a grind. You’re knocking out 90kms for either

Day 28 – Santiago de Compostela to Negreira – 15.3mi/24.6km Like the epilogue to a book, there is a post-Camino Camino – the 3- or 4-day trek to Finisterre and/or

Day 27 – O Faramello to Santiago de Compostela – 13.5mi/22km We had an early morning today and slowly but surely made our way to Santiago. The day into Santiago

Day 26 – Vilanova de Arousa to O Faramello – 10mi/16km This last day of the “Spiritual Way” follows part of the “Ruta Del Mar,” the route that St James’s

Day 25 – Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa – 24km – Observations and Photos Today’s walk took us through “La Ruta da Pedra e da Auga,” The “Path of Stone

Day 24 – Pontevedra to Armenteira – 14.2mi/23km After seeing 110+ hostel beds get snapped up yesterday before 3pm, we were worried. With so many other peregrinos coming to Pontevedra

Day 23 – Mos to Pontevedra – 21mi/32km I’m off alarm duty. I slept right through my alarm and Finn, Lis, and “Uncle Bernard” took off before David and me

Day 22 – Tui to Mos – 22km – Observations and Photos Last night, we stayed in a converted wing of a monastery last night with comfortable mattresses (compared to

Day 21 – Rubiães to Tui – 14mi/22km This was my favorite day so far on the Portuguese Camino. We got an early 630am start but it was cool outside

Day 20 – Ponte de Lima to Rubiães – 11.8mi/19km Exhausted from 3 gruelingly long days, we learned today would be EVEN hotter than yesterday, but mercifully shorter. The only

Day 19 – Barcelos to Ponte de Lima – 37km – Observations and Photos Did I say yesterday was long and gruelingly hot? This was worse. It was supposed to

Day 18 – Vila da Conde to Barcelos – 18mi/29km – Observations and Photos We had another long day ahead of us today with a hot forecast, so we got

Day 16 – Porto to Vila do Conde – 23mi/37km Nilanj will take over writing duties and I will be doing some daily observations now. After an early 600am wakeup,

Day 15 – Grijo to Porto – 18km/11.1 miles After two full weeks of pounding mostly pavement I’ve arrived in Porto! The entrance into the city rivals any that I’ve

Day 14 – São João da Madeira to Grijo – 21.5km/13.3 miles Two weeks now complete! A lot of the guides tell you that this stage is about 18km but

Day 13 – Albergeria a Velha to São João da Madeira – 32km/20 miles Today was the last of the long days and it may have been the hardest of

Day 12 – Sernadelo to Albergeria a Velha – 44km/27.5 miles This turned into a monster of a day that was neither scenic nor easy. It’s the farthest I’ve ever

Day 11 – Coimbra to Sernadelo – 25km/15.5 miles When leaving a big a city on foot that usually means a lot of pavement walking in not so pretty areas.

Day 10 – Cernache to Coimbra – 12km/7.45 miles Today was a pseudo rest day to allow time to explore Coimbra since we arrived around 10am. It also allows us