Day 1 Planes and Trains
September 21, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Here I am. I landed at Lisbon and took the subway over to Oriente. It was only a few months ago I was on the subway here so I ride it like a pro now. I’m currently sat on the train to Coimbra. ETARead more
Coimbra part 1
September 21, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
I took the train from Lisbon to Coimbra. When I arrived I walked roughly 3 miles to my hotel which is a lovely old Pharmacia which has been converted in to a hotel. Initial take on Coimbra was it wasRead more
Coimbra part 2
September 21, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Wow, wow, wow ! For Sunday afternoon there’s a lot of noise. Everywhere I went I could hear music. People were dancing in the streets. It’s like I’d walked onto a set of a musical. I coveredRead more
Videos from today
September 21, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
So much singing and dancing going on. What a place to live!
Coimbra to Mealhada 16 miles
September 22, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
I’ve arrived at my hotel called the Vinyl Hotel, thankfully nothing to do with the sheets of floor. Great walk today met Gwynn and Rob from Louisiana we walked and chatted the last 3 miles together.Read more
A wander through Mealhada
September 22, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
So this place is a bit of a fail for me. It’s ok but not much to see or do. I added a couple more miles to my step count so ended my day on 18 miles. The walk out of Mealhada tomorrow looks goodRead more
Mealhada to Águeda
September 23, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Long old walk today clocking 19.5 miles. The weather was great sunny all day and no wind. I stopped at a cafeteria with 3 hours left and he gave me a water and banana for free, what a lovely man. IRead more
Águeda part 2
September 23, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
More photos
Águeda part 3
September 23, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Last photo dump today
Agueda to Albergaria-a-Velha
September 24, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Lovely day today with a shorter walk although I’d clocked up a respectable 17.5 miles after sightseeing and laundry. Started my walk and met Millie from Sydney and promptly 2 be and 4 as I bumpedRead more
Albergaría de Velha - Oliveira de Azemei
September 25, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Could they make these place names any longer 🤣 Another fab day very hard work up the hills especially with a full pack. Definitely felt my heart pumping and was very thankful for Gwen setting pace.Read more
Oliveira de blah blah part 2
September 25, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Few more snaps from today
OdA to Sao Joao de Madeira
September 26, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Just a short walk today 6.5 miles + 6.5 miles sightseeing. Firstly is pics from along the way. I literally strolled today and I enjoyed the relaxed pace. My feet are very happy tonight.
Hat Museum
September 26, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
I had a lot of fun here and learnt about not only how hats are made but how felt is made
Shoe Musuem
September 26, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
This was interesting but not as good as the hats. I did find Cinderella’s glass slipper though
Sao Joao de Madeira to Espinho
September 27, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Long old walk off course today (purposefully) I wanted to visit Espinho on the coast before heading into Porto to meet the oldies tomorrow. I’ve bagged this lovely guest house by the sea.Read more
Espinho part 2
September 27, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
The video is a chicken stealing fruit off the tree. As is walked up the damn thing was hopping up and down and as soon as I got my phone out it got camera shy. I waited and waited and finally I won 🤣
Espinho to Porto
September 28, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Started the day with a lush breakfast. I’m told the storms were bad and my guesthouse lost all power - you’ll be pleased to know I didn’t hear a thing 😴 so off I set and although a cloudyRead more
More pics Porto
September 28, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Porto part 2
September 29, 2025 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Rest day in Porto
September 29, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Had a bit of a rest day in Porto with the Oldies. Took in some sights today so a lot of ticks on the list of things to see.
Porto to Baiona by train
September 30, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
So today we skipped forward as the Oldies can’t walk from Porto. We took the train to Vigo where we splashed out on an Uber to bring us to Baiona. I wanted to come back here as I didn’t explore itRead more
Baiona part 2
September 30, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Baiona to Nigrán via coastal
October 1, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The oldies didn’t do too bad today. We are currently at 10 miles and we’ve yet to go out to dinner. Our overnight is in Nigrán about a mile from the coastal path. Today we walked on a tad furtherRead more
Nigrán to Vigo
October 1, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Great day along the coast, lots of food today. Stopped by some Roman ruins too. The oldies did well as we clocked 12 miles with sightseeing !!


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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