PortugalPortoSanto IldefonsoLapa41°9’8” N 8°36’19” W August 25, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Day 1. 12 hours in the Newark airport and finally got here today at 5:00pm.
Brain dead and hungry but sated with dinner and gelato. Life is good.
So is sleep. Good Night.
PortugalPortoSanto IldefonsoRegadasJardin dos Sentimentos41°8’41” N 8°37’51” W
August 27, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
PortugalBragaMarinhasRioCavado River41°32’27” N 8°47’11” W August 27, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Boardwalk - looks like Monterrey
PortugalBragaMarinhasRioCavado River41°32’26” N 8°47’11” W
August 28, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Lovely walk by the water, through the dunes, past well-tended gardens through old world fishing villages to bustling streets, across a river and then back to the beach. 15 miles.
PortugalPortoPóvoa de VarzimVila VelhaPraça de Touros de Póvoa de Varzim41°23’12” N 8°46’11” W August 28, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
PortugalViana do CasteloVilarelhoPortelaPonta do Cabedelo41°52’1” N 8°51’5” W August 30, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
From Viana do Castelo to Vila Praia de Ancora ( about a 25 minute train ride) after 54 miles of walking.
The Hotel Porto do Sol is a nice one . . . with a spa. Needless to say, a massage was inRead more
PortugalViana do CasteloVilarelhoPortelaPonta do Cabedelo41°52’1” N 8°51’5” W August 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We said Goodbye to Portugal and Hello to Galicia Spain via water taxi. From the dock through a small park and then across a busy street we started our walk to town. Today was mostly wooded and boulderRead more
SpainGaliciaA GuardaPorto de A Garda41°54’6” N 8°52’9” W August 31, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Water taxi from Portugal into Spain. Off the boat, across the street and up the hill for our walk into town. I think we’ve eaten our way through 11 miles today (water taxi not included). I can atRead more
SpainGaliciaA GuardaPraia Fedorento41°55’6” N 8°53’0” W
September 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
The route today took us through some interesting archeological areas, lush native ferns, flowers, sagebrush and cacti. The path was a little tricky for step finding with boulders and rapid elevation.Read more
SpainGaliciaOiaMougásPorto de Mougás42°2’41” N 8°52’48” W
September 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
A beautiful wooded walk up to this ancient and happening beach town. Lots of rocky ups and downs but my teammates served as Sherpas to help with my pack and keep me upright. My new nickname isRead more
