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 […]
Big Day Today!
Today’s walk, our longest so far would top out at 33.2kms (20.6 miles), quite a day. For me the sweet spot in terms of distance is between 22km and 25km. Anything above that is a tough day at the office and so it would prove. The Camino Portuguese has the added challenge, especially in these […]
A Walk in the Countryside
We were seven in our dormitory and after a night dominated by a chorus of snoring it was a relief to be up and out early. We headed out of the village and cross country. We got to see the sunrise, hear the birds chorus and beautiful wild flowers everywhere. First breakfast, yes I said […]
And so it begins
Lisbon was lovely and we will return for a longer stay sometime but we were here to begin an epic journey and so on Friday morning early we put our backpacks on our back and with walking poles we hand we made our way out of town following the Camino arrows. The route for the […]
The Camino Provides
There is a saying amongst pilgrims that ‘the Camino provides’. So far it has done just that. Last night when we met a very helpful family who run the cafe around the corner from the apartment we are staying in. We arrived very late, almost midnight, after a 2 hour delay in our flight and […]
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