Porto, PT
September 7, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CRoaming Porto along Douro river.
Roaming Porto along Douro river.
Climbed 660 steps up the hill to Albergue de Santa Luzia. There are taxi and cable train available, but I chose the staircases to test my strength, and I passed. I'm staying here for the night beforeRead more
Day 1: Got my first Camino day officially in the book, covering 21 km from top of the hill to Vila Praia de Ãncora. The walk, with some of my fellow pilgrims, was partially along the shore, butRead more
A short walk. Only 13 km today, but quite relaxing along the shore the entire time. To get to A Guarda, one must either take the ferry (not operated on Sunday) or water taxi. It was only a short rideRead more
Woke up really today to pack up and met with a local lady who took her time taking to the top of Monte de Santa Tecla aka Mount Santa Tegra so I won't lose my trekking time. Quite a nice lady who IRead more
I met a very nice lady (madame Dominique), in her early 70's, who's from France/Swiss, on my second day in Vila Praia de Âncora. Talked to her briefly and I went on my way. We met again on the thirdRead more
The walk out of A Guarda was a little rough, through the rocky beach, at time up some steep hills, but was quite enjoyable. I arrived in Oia early enough, thinking I was able to find an albergue forRead more
The walk today was relatively easy on flat surface, with a good atretch on the side of the main street. I intentionally strayed off the Camino at the tail end of the walk to continue enjoying theRead more
On this day, instead of resting in Baiona as originally planned, I followed Isabelle, who's on a long break, for a short walk to Nigrán, which is a beautiful beach town in between the next stage.Read more