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Day 22
Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 10:16 AM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport 41.29571, 2.0877941°17’45” N 2°5’16” E
Vueling can fly!
August 19, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
On Saturday our flight was "only" one hour delayed and we had to change the plane.... but than a wonder happen and we eventually took off.
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Day 21
Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10:05 AM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 64 m
Spain Mini Estadi 41.37801, 2.1136141°22’41” N 2°6’49” E
Stuck in Barcelona
August 18, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Because of the thunderstorm all flights were delayed, some cancelled. Our was 2h delayed, but when the plane eventually came, the crew couldn't fly back because of the regulations. After another 3h waiting they told us that Vueling didn't send a new crew and that they are not answering the call !! I tried to call them as well only to find out, that the working hours at Vueling hotline are from 9am to 9pm. It was 1am.
What now ?
I've booked a new flight (127e) for tomorrow (actually it was allready tomorrow). All hotels in and around the airport were full, because of the cancelled flights. The nearest one was in Barcelona 13km away: Senator Spa for 126e. We arrived there by taxi (30e) at 2:30 and had to wait another 40 minutes for the check-in because:
1. there were another people like us allready waiting
2. the booking from booking.com wasn't in system, because the hotel's own booking office closed at midnight - fortunately they had enough free rooms, but we had to pay higher price
3. the receptionist was allready tired from so many manual bookings
4. the system was slow making backup

The next day we spend in Barcelona (after we slept until 10h) walking, drinking and eating delicious Spanish food, hoping that this evening we will come home.Read more
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Day 20
Friday, August 17, 2018 at 8:20 AM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 243 m
Spain Vigo-Peinador Airport 42.23323, -8.6275542°13’60” N 8°37’39” W
Flying home ?!?
August 17, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
700 only 900m to the airport. Flight with Vueling to Barcelona at 955 and then to Malta at 2125.
In Barcelona me had lot of time between the flights. First we wanted to walk around the airport to the beach, but it was too hot and too far, so we went to the next café in El Prat for a beer and a salad. Then a heavy thunderstorm started, so we went inside and spend all afternoon drinking wine and eating delicious tapas.Read more
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Day 19
Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 10:42 AM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 17 m
Spain Pontellas 42.13949, -8.6228942°8’22” N 8°37’22” W
P3D7 19/430km
August 16, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
800 no breakfast, quite unpleasant walk in the industrial zone before Porriño. First bar (coffee + beer) after 7km. Lunch in O Porriño (salad, mahou, wine) at 10km. At 13 km we left the Camino and climbed up to toward the airport, where we had booked a room (60e) in a motel only 1 km from the airport. Beer, coffee and some local liquor on the way.
We arrived at the motel at 1700. After shower and some rest we went to the next restaurant (350m) for dinner but they were closed until 2000, so we had some snacks in the cafeteria and bought wine (1.30e for a bottle!) and cheese for the evening, which we spend watching TV.Read more
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Day 18
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 6:15 PM
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Spain Páramos 42.0601, -8.6185342°3’36” N 8°37’7” W
Tui
August 15, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
In Tui we had lunch: salad, beer, wine and my favourite mejillones vinagreta. We bought one new walking stick and one Santiago T-shirt.
Another beers, coffee and coke on the way. We arrived at our Motel (40e) at about 1800. The check-in was little bit confusing: no reception, entrance through the garage, the receptionist + room service (wine + sandwich) came through the wardrobe! But the room was comfortable with country view and big bathroom.Read more
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Day 18
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 11:42 AM
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 46 m
Portugal Valenza 42.02355, -8.6451242°1’25” N 8°38’42” W
P3D6 crossing borders 15/411km
August 15, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
800 after the breakfast we walked again to Valença, where we had coffee, beer and lot of port wine. We skipped the centre, where we were yesterday allready and went over the Portuguese- Spanish border to Tui.Read more
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Day 17
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:56 PM
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 63 m
Portugal Museu do Bombeiro Manuel Valdés Sobral 42.03074, -8.644342°1’51” N 8°38’39” W
Valença
August 14, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Nice fortified city. We had a dinner in a cafe in the centre: beer, salad, veal steak, wine.
The last train was at 1830, so we took a taxi (10e) to our hotel Padre Cruz (54e).
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Day 17
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:40 PM
☀️ 32 °C
Altitude: 27 m
Portugal Souto de Magos 42.01812, -8.6526742°1’5” N 8°39’10” W
Vila Nova de Cerveira
August 14, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
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Day 17
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 1:34 PM
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Portugal Ribeira de Chaqueu 41.97875, -8.7002941°58’44” N 8°42’1” W
P3D5 to Valença 22/396km
August 14, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We started late - after breakfast. We didn't walk on the Camino but on a nice cyclo-path along the river. In Vila Nova de Cerveira (4km) we made small break and had o.juice and brandy/gin. In Carvalha (12km) beer + snacks + port wine.
It was too early to check-in at our hotel and anyway the walk would be too short, so we decided to go further to Valença - to see the town and have dinner - and than go back by train or taxi in the evening.Read more
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Day 16
Monday, August 13, 2018 at 5:48 PM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 15 m
Portugal Ilha dos Amores 41.91853, -8.7671241°55’7” N 8°46’2” W
Hotel Vila d'Artes
August 13, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our hotel (60e) was only 400m from the train station and has a nice swimming pool, where we could relax little bit with a beer and coffee and wine.
We had dinner at the hotel's restaurant: grilled squid, cod de vila d'artes, beer, wine.Read more
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Day 16
Monday, August 13, 2018 at 10:48 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 14 m
Portugal Estátua de Viana 41.6928, -8.8261641°41’34” N 8°49’34” W
P3D4 18/374 km
August 13, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
730 We had breakfast at the hotel at 830, so we started later today. Not very pleasant walk partly along a main street with lot of traffic and on a long (1.2km) bridge across Rio Lima. Second "breakfast" in a bar in Viana do Castel (beer, brandy, port wine).
We took the elevator to Santa Luzia and walked from there down through beautiful eucalyptus + pine forest to Carreço. There were also lot if blackberries.
On the way I have realised that I had forgotten to return the key from our room. At Carreço we found a post office and I was about to send to key back by a mail. But first I have called the hotel, the owner told me he was just now nearby returning from his work in Afife, so he could pick the key up. What a lucky coincidence.
We had one beer and than we walked another 3 km to Afife where we took the train to Gondarém.Read more
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Day 15
Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 3:55 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 32 m
Portugal Anha 41.64918, -8.7830941°38’57” N 8°46’59” W
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P3D3 11+6/356km
August 12, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
700 coffee in caravan. Romi was quite finished and had one big blister on her heel. We walked only 11km to Esposende and there we took a bus to São Romão de Neiva (2.2e pp) (the bus was 1 hour late ! - but we were not the only one waiting, so we were quite confident, that it will come eventually).
Than we walked another 6km to our accommodation, having lunch (salad, beer, wine) in Chafé - place where I walked allready with my kids 5 years ago.
At 1700 we arrived at Casa Dia's where we had booked a room for 55e. It started to drizzle, but fortunately after we had arrived.
We had some wine and cheese for a dinner and some fruits later. We went early to bed.Read more
! :-) H.
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Day 14
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 7:01 PM
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Portugal Praia do Parque de Campismo 41.46272, -8.7728441°27’46” N 8°46’22” W
Camping Rio Alto
August 11, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After coffee and some rest we went to the beach through a tunnel. The water was really cold - maybe 15°C. We didn't swim, just walk in the cold water.
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Day 14
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 1:18 PM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 18 m
Portugal Passeio Alegre 41.3796, -8.765941°22’47” N 8°45’57” W
P3D2 along the coast II 12km/339km
August 11, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We could skip 4km by taking the metro from Vila do Conde to Póvoa de Varzim, where we had light lunch (soup, salad, beer). Than on the way coffee and red wine and in the last supermarket before the camping we bought some wine and olives and cheese for the evening. We arrived at the camping at 1700 after 28km and got our nice but expensive caravan (97e).Read more
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Day 14
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 9:34 AM
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Portugal Praia de Vila Chã 41.29259, -8.7335941°17’33” N 8°44’1” W
P3D2 along the coast, 16/327km
August 11, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
6:45 we started early to manage the 30km walk today. It was very nice walk on wooden trail along the beach again. Coffee + muffin at 8km and beer + o.juice at 13km.
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Day 13
Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:41 PM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Portugal Praia do Paraíso 41.22663, -8.7165241°13’36” N 8°42’59” W
P3D1 first day with Romi 17/311km
August 10, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
800 after a morning coffee we left our nice apartment and walked along the river to the ocean and than on a promenade further towards our first destination (guest house Casarao Paraiso).
Orange juice and beer at the first cafe on the beach after 5km and a delicious lunch in Leça da Palmeira (soup, grilled fish - duck with rice, beer and a bottle of red wine). We met there a girl from Pilsen at her first day on Camino. Romi forgot there her walking sticks, but one of them was damaged allready, so they weren't worth to go back.
We arrived at the guest house quite early (1500) but for Romi it was enough for the first day.Read more
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Day 12
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:04 PM
🌬 16 °C
Altitude: 41 m
Portugal Igreja de S. João Novo 41.14202, -8.6172741°8’31” N 8°37’2” W
Part 3 Porto to Vigo on the coast
August 9, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
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Day 12
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:00 PM
🌬 18 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Portugal Praça Ribeira 41.14064, -8.6129841°8’26” N 8°36’47” W
Meeting Romi 6/294km
August 9, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
After shower and some rest a went to the cathedral to get a stamp and a credential for Romi (2e). Than I went to the metro station Trindande.
There I waited for her arrival, the plane was delayed but at 1645 she finally arrived. We went to our apartment and booked the accommodation for the day after tomorrow: it wasn't easy, everything full, we found only a caravan in a camping place for 96e and we'll have to walk 30km.
Then we went to the centre and had dinner (salad+port wine)Read more
Konečně spolu :-) Dobrou cestu! H.
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Day 12
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:03 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Portugal Praia de Miramar 41.06714, -8.6562441°4’2” N 8°39’22” W
P2D9 to Porto, 24/288km
August 9, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
730 Nice walk on an elevated wooden trail along the coast with lot of cafes. First coffee+orange juice in Miramar after first 10km, than beer+o.juice at 14km.
I have crossed the river (Rio Douro) by a boat-taxi (2e), so I was spared climbing up to the high highway bridge up and down.
I arrived to the apartment Taipas at 1400 and was astonished by the luxury.Read more
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Day 11
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 12:51 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Portugal Sporting Clube de Espinho 41.00556, -8.6461641°0’20” N 8°38’46” W
P2D8 Espinho/Silvalde 9/264km
August 8, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
I took the ICE at 1134 (12.9e) to Espinho and was on the beach again.
I walked slowly on the beach towards my accommodation having some beers and a lunch (delicious grilled squid) on the way.
It was a nice guest house - quite expensive(55e) but nice, room with balcony and a distant sea view. I've spent maybe 1 hour talking with the owner mostly about tourism in Portugal and drinking port wine.Read more
Při pobřeží se půjde hned mnohem lépe! Drž se! H.
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Peter SchillerHlavně tu mají plno barů cestou 😉
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Day 10
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 10:16 PM
🌙 18 °C
Altitude: 107 m
Portugal Jardim da Avenida Sá da Bandeira 40.21357, -8.4225740°12’49” N 8°25’21” W
Coimbra 7/255km
August 7, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Capital city of Portugal in 12-13 century. Quite a hilly town with nice buildings and lot of tourists. The accommodation (18e) was nice, the check in little bit confusing. There was nobody there and 5 other people from Argentina had just arrived as well. I've called the number on the wall and then I've got instructions how to enter the house (there was a coded box with the key), and who has which room. But everything went all right. After a shower, laundry and a coffee I've booked the next night in Silvalde (near Porto). Than I went to the town for a small walk - 7km, had beer, soup and wine and went back to the hotel. There I've met the owner (she was from Russia, living here for 7 years) and spoke with her little bit about the life in Portugal.Read more
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Day 10
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 1:08 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 170 m
Portugal Carcavelos de Baixo 39.70662, -8.5726639°42’24” N 8°34’22” W
P2D7 Fátima to Caxarias 22/248km
August 7, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
800 I can walk again! So I took the way to the railway station in Caxarias: not very nice walk, mostly on paved roads, some with lot of traffic. And this with the totally irrespective Portuguese drivers is quite a dangerous task - I think I have enough of this camino.
First stop (after 18km) in Cafe Vincente: beer, coke. I bought online a ticket to Coimbra for the next train at 1451 for 11.90e.Read more
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Day 9
Monday, August 6, 2018 at 9:23 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 366 m
Portugal Fátima 39.63204, -8.6668439°37’55” N 8°40’1” W
Fátima
August 6, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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Day 9
Monday, August 6, 2018 at 4:48 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 363 m
Portugal Cova da Iria 39.6317, -8.6759539°37’54” N 8°40’33” W
P2D6 Fátima /54y
August 6, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I woke up quite late and stayed in the hotel until 10. Then I went to the bus station and bought a ticket to Fátima (4e). Than I waited in a cafe - had some coffee, orange juice, lemonade, ice cream, coke an a cake.
The bus went through every village on the way - so the 30km took 1h. Than it continued to Nazaré. If I knew it before, I would maybe go there and spend a day on the beach. But I had allready booked a room in Coimbra for tomorrow (18e). I will either take a bus there or walk for 20km and go by train.
My room in the Imperhotel was pure luxury, definitely the best yet. And this time I managed to get one outside the tourist areas, so it should be quieter this night.
There were lot of tourists in the town.
For a dinner I went to 'Pregaria da Iria' next to my hotel, which was also recommend by TripAdvisor.Read more
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Day 8
Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 10:21 AM
☀️ 32 °C
Altitude: 60 m
Portugal Igreja de São João Baptista 39.60402, -8.4140439°36’14” N 8°24’51” W
P2D5 Tomar 3/226km
August 5, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
In the morning I felt better, but after the long walking on paved roads I've got big painful bloody blisters on both my feet. So I decided to make a small break. First I wanted to go by bus to Fatima, and continue walking from there tomorrow. But unfortunately the bus to Fatima went on Sunday only early in the morning and in the evening - so I stayed here. Tomorrow the heat wave should be over and even the way should be better going through the woods.
After a morning coffee I've visited the fortified Templar convent on the hill above the town - quite amazing.
Than I rested in the hotel.
I was about to give up and go by bus and train to Porto, or at least to have another rest day. The blisters needed more time to heal.
During the dinner (tuna salad + wine) I found quite good last minute offers for a room in Fatima ( I booked one for 23e in a 3* hotel). I can take the 1250 bus.Read more
This is good - take a rest!!....and enjoy your birthday with glass of wine and little bit healing your blisters 😀😁
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Happy birthday😘😘😘
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