Earlier start to the day today. Left our home by the beach and beside the Camino at 9am

There are lounge chairs all along the ocean for people to enjoy 😊

Symbol of the liberation of Portugal from tyranny hundreds of years ago.

And this is the person who liberated Portugal, Pedro IV (he's in the middle btw) 😃

By the beach these tanks are displayed. The Romans used them for fish salting

Trail went through fishing village where many of their equipment was on display

Beautiful tile work were on display on our walk

Wooden bridge across the river. Even the arches were made of wood!

Throughout the walk we saw Libraries by the Ocean.

With a good selection of books for the children & pilgrims to read

Old home and large tropical plant were on display as we walked by

Monument where it's believed the Vikings came ashore

Old church still stands on cliffs above the sea 🌊

Monument to a crash of an Avro 🇨🇦 Lancaster Bomber in 1943. All on board survived

One of the many kitties on the Portuguese Camino. This one reminds us of LUNAAA!!

For our friend Anna who loves Pilates. Now you can do them by the beach 🏖️ in Portugal 🇵🇹

For all the Aperol Spritz lovers in your life. A new competitor 🍸

Enjoying a drink or 2 and company with new friends at our albergue tonight

CP Day 2 To Vila do Conde

August 27 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

Today we hiked 17km in 4 hours from Perafita to Vila de Conde. Another pleasant day walking mostly along boardwalks by the ocean. The surf wasn’t as rough as yesterday but waves were still crashing. We stayed in our first pilgrim albergue of the Camino. It’s first come, first served. We arrived shortly after 1pm and were the first pilgrims there so we knew we were going to get a bed….well actually bunk beds. We love the vibe of pilgrim hostels as we are all doing the same thing. This is where you really make connections with other pilgrims. We had a communal dinner tonight with people from Germany, Sweden, Ireland (lives in London) and Russia but she now lives in Manhattan. By far our cheapest day on the Camino, accommodations and dinner for 2 was €40. And we picked up a nice bottle of Portuguese red wine for €1.99. It doesn’t get any better than that.Read more