Showdown in the Albergue
After another stretch along the coast the Camino continues inland along the river from Vila do Conde to Arcos, where it rejoins the main Camino route and on to São Pedro de Rates. It is surprising how quick the drive takes when last week it would have meant about 6-7 hours of walking. Hubby and […]
The End of the Road (Walking)
A friend once said that you don’t walk the Camino, the Camino walks you and that if you are not meant to be here it has a way of stopping you in your tracks. After almost 340kms I’m sorry to report my Camino at least the walking part is over. I won’t bore you with […]
A Slice of Camino Life
A couple of nights ago we arrived in a family run the albergue in the village of Albergaria-a-Nova. We had walked a long day, much of it in the sun and were tired, the daughter was checking in another pilgrim so I lowered myself to the nearest seat with an enormous sigh! When it was […]
A Walk in the Clouds
Today after several days we finally saw the sun again. While Ireland has been basking in glorious, and might I add rare sunny summer weather, Portugal seems to have inherited the dull, grey, misty weather that has plague Irish summers for as long as I can remember. The upside is we get to see the […]
A Local Lad, Who Made a Name for Himself
You could be forgiven for thinking in the build up to the World Cup that I am referring to the ever present Ronaldo but you’d be wrong. The local lad I’m referring to here is St. Anthony (of Padua). It wasn’t before long on the Camino that we discovered the Portuguese have a special place […]
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