Vueling can fly!

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.
Stuck in Barcelona

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 3hRead more
Flying home ?!?

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 theRead more
P3D7 19/430km

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 andRead more
Tui

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 ourRead more
P3D6 crossing borders 15/411km

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- SpanishRead more
Valença

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).
Vila Nova de Cerveira

P3D5 to Valença 22/396km

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 CarvalhaRead more
Hotel Vila d'Artes

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: grilledRead more
P3D4 18/374 km

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. SecondRead more
P3D3 11+6/356km

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 lateRead more
Camping Rio Alto

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.
P3D2 along the coast II 12km/339km

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 theRead more
P3D2 along the coast, 16/327km

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.
P3D1 first day with Romi 17/311km

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 juiceRead more
Part 3 Porto to Vigo on the coast

Meeting Romi 6/294km

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 butRead more
P2D9 to Porto, 24/288km

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 aRead more
P2D8 Espinho/Silvalde 9/264km

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 aRead more
Coimbra 7/255km

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 5Read more
P2D7 Fátima to Caxarias 22/248km

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 PortugueseRead more
Fátima

P2D6 Fátima /54y

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,Read more
P2D5 Tomar 3/226km

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,Read more