Adventure begins
May 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 86 °FDeparting Ocala. Headed to Jacksonville for the evening. Settle the dogs. Flight to Porto, Portugal tomorrow. Wow!!
Departing Ocala. Headed to Jacksonville for the evening. Settle the dogs. Flight to Porto, Portugal tomorrow. Wow!!
Arrived Porto, Portugal. Flight was painful. Happy to have the chance to straighten the back & legs. Acquired our credentials, stamps, shell for the pack. So far ~ so good. 😊
Memory/hilarious story to start the day~ no breakfast till 8:39 am. That’s what time it is. Look outside daylight. Nope 8:30 PM. Go back to bed.
Azulejo - blue tile
Hop on/off tour. Very touristy.Read more
Walked the 15+ miles against the wind on boardwalk nearly the entire way. Gorgeous views.
Found Cafe or Bar “Naval” for tapas & drinks. Very good, friendly and accommodating.
Retiring early atRead more
Tough uphill 16 miles today. Good weather.
Hotel Fabrica do Chocolate. Good location. Chocolate incense in the room, they have a chocolate museum where you can buy chocolate. Our bags did not arriveRead more
Last day in Portugal.
Today’s journey took us from sea level over the mountains and back to the ocean in one day.
Too many hours walking-9, too many miles-19,+, too physically demanding up alwaysRead more