Day 1 Porto to Vila do Conde

23.25 km Train to Matosinhos to cut 10 kilometers off my day. After having my flight cancelled in Montreal due to mechanical issues, I finally made it to Porto, Portugal and started my Portuguese Coastal Camino. As I walked on a boardwalk alongside the mighty Atlantic ocean, the crashing waves and jagged rocky shore emphasized why this area is the Costa Morta or death coast. Many ships and sailors have perished here, but the sounds of the ocean, children laughing and the tapping my walking poles created a private symphony that made this coast a paradise for me. Bom Caminho!Read more