Etapa 12: Branca

This Alburgue is also attached to a hotel that apparently no one else is staying in. The dormitory is in an old mill room that been restored. It looks super cool in here! I was able to wash someBaca selengkapnya
Over the Highway and Through the Woods

Today I did a lot of roadside walking. There were also some nice sections in the woods, but it really was mostly on roads today. It’s been really sunny too which has been oh so incredible after allBaca selengkapnya
The only way to get there is to walk

I left around 7 this morning and it was quite nice to walk in the early morning as I’d generally been starting out later to avoid the typical morning rain shower.
Today’s walk was pretty muchBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 13: Grijó

I have been calling Alburgues ahead of time so that I can make sure they are open. The person answering the phone for the Grijo Alburgue really didn’t seem to speak English but did mention somethingBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 15: Arvore

The three Alburgues after Porto were all closed so we were advised to stay at a campground. They had these small Bungalows and I shared one with Fran and his brother Alfonso.
Alfonso and I arrivedBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 16: Agucadoura

I walked for the first part of the day with Fran’s brother Alfonso who is about to starting training to be a Firefighter in Pamplona. We talked quite a bit about firefighting and there really are aBaca selengkapnya
Garden of the Moors

Today’s walk to Porto was not too long and I walked it with much pleasure. I had a fantastic lunch at the Cafe Perestroika that had a huge plate of pork, fries, rice, a salad, bread, soup, a peachBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 17: Marinhas

The three of us got a bit of a late start in the morning, but we only had about 20km to walk for the day, so it didn’t really set us behind at all. The beginning of the day was all along the coastBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 14: Porto

In Porto, I stayed at the Alburgue de Peregrinos all 3 nights. There were 5-7 pilgrims arriving night.
The first two nights I was there, Lee cooked a dinner from South Korea. After Lee had left, IBaca selengkapnya
More Porto

Porto is an incredibly beautiful city! It’s very important to Portuguese History and Culture.
Supposedly the name Portugal comes from the combination of Porto and the city next to it calledBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 18: Viana do Castelo

Today we stopped quite a few times to get stamps in our Credentials. The first was a small cafe where we had a coffee and spoke to a local man that kept wanting to shake everyone’s hand multipleBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 20: Viladesuso

We stayed at an Alburgue that was right by the ocean. You could buy a beer from the fridge for only €1 so I ended my day on the front porch with a typical Galician beer and una siestita!
We allBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 19: Caminha

The convent Alburgue required that everyone leave by 8:30, which was a bit earlier than usual for the Spanish brothers. But, we did get out in time and went to a nearby bakery for a breakfast andBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 20: Nigrán

Today I walked with the group of Spaniards I am traveling and also by myself for a bit. It was a mix between walking beside the ocean and also above the ocean beside some towns. A really beautifulBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 21: Vigo

Today we traveled along the coast for almost the entire day. We passed people who were crabbing in an area that looked quite dangerous with rocks and large waves. Eventually, we made our way to theBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 22: Arcade

We started the the day by going to two different places for breakfast. I got empanadas at one and a Nepolitana (tastes as good as it looks) at the other.
The name of the bakery where I bought theBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 23: A Portela

We set out for the day going mostly through fields and farmlands. We saw some goats and had a nice moment with them and fed them some nearby grasses. They were super appreciative of that despite beingBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 24: Padrón

The 6 of us walked through several small towns and agricultural areas that to me (aside from the architecture) really reminded me a lot the foothills of NC. Small mountains in the distance, green andBaca selengkapnya
Etapa 25: Santiago de Compostela

Our last day of walking to Santiago was quite a short one. We walked through. Series of small ancient feeling villages. One of them had an outdoor feral cat shelter and we talked with a local womanBaca selengkapnya