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  • Mary Ramirez
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Portugese Camino

My BFF Kar bear and I are walking the Camino Portugese, coastal route with variants. Read more
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  • Trip start
    April 21, 2024
  • Mary RamirezPortugese CaminoTraveler

    Vila Cha day 2

    April 22, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Day 2 all along the Atlantic Ocean, warm, sunny, very different from the French Way, which we started one year ago. It was rainy, muddy. Just noticed I'm eating the same shirt!

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    Marinhas

    April 24, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We walked through a eucalyptus Grove that smelled like Pacifica and I found a dog that reminded me of Cody ❤️

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    Vila Nova de Cerveira

    April 29, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Trail was mostly cobblestone, through small villages, lots of uphill, a little eucalyptus forest. Walked with 2 ladies from Toronto which made the 9+ miles go faster. Our hostel is an old refurbished school.Read more

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    O'Porrino

    May 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We had the most rain today but it wasn't unpleasant. Left Portugal over the International Bridge. Forested path until a long section of ugly industrial park, had peanut butter and bread in a bustop and it was delish :)Read more

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    Redondela

    May 2, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

    We were only lost in the rain for 15 minutes this morning. Feeling blessed, the crown that came off (my tooth) 2 nights ago was fixed by a nice young dentist 5 mins from our hostel. $43.00 with x-ray. Made the 10 mile hike seem easy. We're under 100km to Santiago but of course we'll be taking the long way around, the Spiritual variant will add some mileage.Read more

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    Pontevedra, Spain

    May 3, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Got lost along the highway, much more rain, boots completely soaked, but it was still a pleasant day. Trail angels set up a nice covered shelter where we ate and drank and had international conversations. We follow the yellow arrows but they're not always helpful. At the end of the day we have the most luxurious lodgeings: jacuzzi tub, flat screen TV, free laundry, coffee, breakfast :)Read more

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    Monesterio de Armenteira

    May 4, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    Pontevedra is a beautiful city with ruins and lots of old stone structures, hope to spend more time there someday. Today was the biggest, steepest climb of the whole camino, 13+ miles. Serious 2 1/2 hour uphill in the rain. So we reluctantly, though gratefully had our backpacks transported to our hostel. It still nearly did us in. But also, a truly amazing hike through forests, lots of rushing water, so much mud, driving wind and rain. At the summit, it stopped raining for a bit and the air was so fresh, it felt electric. Happy to arrive at our really weird hotel. Kind of Soviet block like structure next to an ancient monastery. We have dead and live worms on our floor and a surprise coffin bathtub. Creepy and it feels like we're the only ones here. Got a pilgrims blessing at the Monastery and a pilgrims meal at the only restaurant in town. Delish. Spent an hour+ scrambling to find a place to stay tomorrow as the one we booked was actually 60 miles away. 🙃Read more

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    Vilagarcia de Arousa

    May 6, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Many pilgrims take the boat to Padron from here but we're walking, will add 2 days to our journey. Slight mess up on our accomodations but solved it by hiking to city center, then back 2 miles to our hotel, so bonus miles! Another beautiful walk, back on the beach now. No rain, hot enough to walk in a t-shirt. We got cookies at the convent!Read more

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    Catiora

    May 7, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Beautiful walk along the beach, through forests, industrial parks, small towns. We saw a sign for petroglyphs and decided to chance the uphill climb. We were rewarded with a really cool area you could just walk thru and a local guy telling us all about Galicia. The only one we could decipher for sure was this dear. Lunch shortly after. Found out a San Jacobo sandwhich if basically fried ham and cheese, no bread - yum. Ordered a glass of white wine and got a whole bottle. Found 30 euros in the gutter. Lovely conversation with a police officer. McDonalds even! Our casita has a pool and 2 bedrooms. Breakfast will be delivered at 9. 😊 Perfect camino day.Read more

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    Padron

    May 8, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Woke up in our most beautiful casita, our hosts left a big wooden box with anything you could want for breakfast. Sad to, leave but we walked off trail a bit to see the Viking tower ruins from the 800's. Back on the camino for a long walk, mostly in the sun but also thru pine forests and small towns. I lost the pages of my Brierly book for today, also couldn't find any arrows for awhile so the Camino Ninja app was our guide. We arrived here pretty tired, 11+ miles, but with a lovely hostel, both bottom bunks! My clothes are soaked thru but somehow, I washed my clean shirt instead of the one that needed it. 😞 After the last several days of being the only pilgrims on the road, we are surrounded by pilgrims here, such a fun and lively environment. Lots of smiles. I'm both excited and sad for the end of this walk, it has seemed so short and easy (at times)Read more

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    Finistierre

    May 12, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Bus trip to "the end of the earth". Some pilgrims continue to the west most point of Spain, Finistierre, and then on to Muxia, then back to Santiago de Compestella. I hope to walk it someday.

  • Trip end
    May 17, 2024
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