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- Dia 15
- segunda-feira, 26 de setembro de 2022 07:51
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
PortugalVila Praia de Âncora41°49’5” N 8°51’1” W
Camino Portuguese Day 5
26 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Casa da Carolina is a lovely albergue. There was even a singalong last night, with one pilgrim on the guitar.
Breakfast was included today, so I started with some energy.
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- Dia 15
- segunda-feira, 26 de setembro de 2022 08:16
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- PortugalAreia41°40’54” N 8°48’29” W
Anha to Viana do Castelo
26 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
The next main town was fairly large, with a castle up on the hill. Luckily I did not visit it. The Camino was not well marked in Viana, but I figured out how to see my position on a Camino map app.Leia mais
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- Dia 15
- segunda-feira, 26 de setembro de 2022 11:30
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 52 m
- PortugalAreosa41°43’46” N 8°51’17” W
Viana do Castelo to Correcos
26 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Once I finally found my way out of Viana, the way-marking was much better. There were some hills, some cobblestone, some road, and some forest trail.
Interesting scenery, odd street and lawnLeia mais
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- Dia 15
- segunda-feira, 26 de setembro de 2022 13:31
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
- PortugalAfife41°46’36” N 8°50’51” W
Correcos to Vila Praia de Ancora
26 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I had lunch in Correcos, then had quite a steep climb following. What’s usually at the top of a climb? Sometimes a beautiful view, sometimes just a cross. The crosses reminded me of the iron crossLeia mais
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- Dia 16
- terça-feira, 27 de setembro de 2022 08:30
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- PortugalVila Praia de Âncora41°49’4” N 8°51’1” W
Camino Portuguese Day 6
27 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A few scenes from the albergue and from where I ate yesterday evening. It was definitely a Mom and Pop restaurant, traditional Portuguese food. Up on a hill, with a great view for sunset nearby.
TheLeia mais
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- Dia 16
- terça-feira, 27 de setembro de 2022 09:17
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- PortugalRio Âncora41°48’49” N 8°51’45” W
Vila Praia de Ancora to Moledo
27 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It took me about 30 minutes to find the Camino route again, the albergue was that far away. Easy though, I just had to head towards the ocean. And once I found a church, I had found the Camino.
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- Dia 16
- terça-feira, 27 de setembro de 2022 17:54
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- PortugalIlha Morraceira de Seixas41°53’46” N 8°49’4” W
Moledo to Seixas
27 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
From Moledo it was an easy walk to Caminha, which is a lovely town. The central plaza was a great place for lunch.
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- Dia 17
- quarta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2022 08:05
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- PortugalRibeira da Veiga da Mira41°59’36” N 8°39’52” W
Camino Portuguese Day 7
28 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
This is my last full day in Portugal. There is rain in the forecast so I will keep my poncho handy.
The mannequins were in the lobby of my albergue, very fashionable. I had a typical pilgrim meal,Leia mais
Hi Arlene, you seem to be having a whale of a time. Great chronicles! I'm a bit late catching up with your blog, but better late than never. You must be in peak fitness by now! Thanks for all the pictures and stories. [Nick]
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- Dia 17
- quarta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2022 09:36
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- PortugalIlha Morraceira de Seixas41°54’6” N 8°48’42” W
Seixas to Vila Nova de Cerveira
28 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
I had a few views of the Rio Minho today. The other side of the river is Spain. I will enter tomorrow across a bridge.
Part of my trail this morning was on the red paved trail, very nice to walk on.Leia mais
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- Dia 17
- quarta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2022 13:31
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 37 m
- PortugalMonte das Mineiras41°56’15” N 8°44’29” W
V N de Cerveira to Sao Pedro da Torre
28 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I had a happy snack about halfway through today’s walk. This is a nice town, some art and flowers.
The grapes were heavy on the vines in this one place. I tried some, very sweet!
This was theLeia mais
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- Dia 18
- quinta-feira, 29 de setembro de 2022 08:00
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- PortugalRibeira da Veiga da Mira41°59’36” N 8°39’52” W
Camino Portuguese Day 8
29 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Another lovely albergue. This one is family run, with lots of love. Anna and Pedro were walking the Camino from there home in Lisbon when the property called to them. Basically in ruins, they beganLeia mais
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- Dia 18
- quinta-feira, 29 de setembro de 2022 09:57
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- PortugalRibeira da Veiga da Mira41°59’43” N 8°39’45” W
Sao Pedro da Torre to Valenca
29 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The walk was a bit damp, but manageable with the poncho. The path was well marked until Valenca, but it was easy to find the Fortaleza there, just go uphill.
I am meeting Sharon here, so walkedLeia mais
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- Dia 18
- quinta-feira, 29 de setembro de 2022 12:00
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
- PortugalMuseu do Bombeiro Manuel Valdés Sobral42°1’49” N 8°38’40” W
Valenca to Os Eidos
29 de setembro de 2022, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
I waited for Sharon in the Tourist Information Centre. She showed up right on schedule. From the Fortaleza it was a short walk to the International Bridge, where we crossed the border into Spain.Leia mais
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- Dia 19
- sexta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2022 08:33
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
EspanhaRibadelouro42°6’4” N 8°38’5” W
Camino Portuguese Day 9
30 de setembro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Casa Alternativo gets top marks for great food, friendly host, and cute dog, Otto. A second bathroom would have been nice, but I’m not complaining.
We had rain on and off last night. Luckily ourLeia mais
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- Dia 19
- sexta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2022 09:27
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- EspanhaChenlo42°6’17” N 8°38’5” W
Os Eidos to Porriño
30 de setembro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It was very foggy this morning, and lots of moisture was in the air. And the temperature cooler today, with a high of 21 C.
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- Dia 19
- sexta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2022 20:06
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- EspanhaRío de Cabeiro42°17’15” N 8°36’30” W
Porriño to Redondela
30 de setembro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After a coffee break we had a long climb. We are getting stronger, though 💪🎒.
The signpost indicates less than 100 km to Santiago, but we have an optional variation coming up, so it will be aLeia mais
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- Dia 20
- sábado, 1 de outubro de 2022 08:03
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- EspanhaPlaza Figueroa42°17’2” N 8°36’30” W
Camino Portuguese Day 10
1 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We had a quiet evening with laundry, dinner, and a short shopping trip (breakfast food).
The albergue had nice facilities and curtains on the bunks. I asked nicely and we both got bottom bunks.
WeLeia mais
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- Dia 20
- sábado, 1 de outubro de 2022 12:30
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 32 m
- EspanhaA formiga no carreiro42°25’58” N 8°38’56” W
Redondela to Arcade
1 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We had two good-sized hills today, one before coffee and the other after. There were some very nice views.
In Arcade we crossed a very old bridge, and saw some horreos.
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- Dia 20
- sábado, 1 de outubro de 2022 16:06
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 30 m
- EspanhaPunta Ullo42°21’22” N 8°36’57” W
Arcade to Pontevedra
1 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We had our second hill after Arcade. This was mostly on soft paths through forests, so I enjoyed the climb a lot more.
We stopped at a roadside ‘tienda’ for a chocolate bar. It was well set up,Leia mais
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- Dia 21
- domingo, 2 de outubro de 2022 09:12
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- EspanhaXardín de Casto San Pedro42°25’50” N 8°38’38” W
Camino Portuguese Day 11
2 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Last night we had no success finding an evening meal prior to the pilgrim mass. All ‘kitchen cerrado.’ So we ended up at a familiar location.
After church there were many families out walking,Leia mais
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- Dia 21
- domingo, 2 de outubro de 2022 12:59
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- EspanhaXardín de Casto San Pedro42°25’51” N 8°38’39” W
Pontevedra 1
2 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
There are quite a few historic sites in this city.
We walked a bit and saw most of them. Then went back to our room for a rest.
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- Dia 21
- domingo, 2 de outubro de 2022 15:40
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- EspanhaPlaza de la Estrella42°26’6” N 8°38’40” W
Pontevedra 2
2 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We walked a bit more, checked out the path for tomorrow. We get to start with a lovely bridge across the Rio Lerez (Ponte do Burgo). Then we strolled through a flea market. Luckily nothing I need.Leia mais
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- Dia 22
- segunda-feira, 3 de outubro de 2022 07:44
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- EspanhaXardín de Casto San Pedro42°25’51” N 8°38’39” W
Camino Portuguese Day 12
3 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a day of rest we were ready to walk some more, though a bit apprehensive about the upcoming hill and heat.
In the evening we went to a nearby park for a bit, but mostly relaxed. Not as relaxedLeia mais
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- Dia 22
- segunda-feira, 3 de outubro de 2022 07:51
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- EspanhaPontevedra42°26’19” N 8°38’35” W
Pontevedra to Combarro
3 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It was mostly light by the time we reached the spot where the Camino divides. We could go straight and it would be very busy with pilgrims, or left on the Spiritual Variant, Variante Espiritual. LessLeia mais
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- Dia 22
- segunda-feira, 3 de outubro de 2022 17:23
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 251 m
- EspanhaArmenteira42°28’6” N 8°44’29” W
Combarro to Armenteira
3 de outubro de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We stopped for brunch before the hill. Tortilla Español. This time I shared with Sharon and we still had leftovers for later. Combarro is also known for fishing and horreos.
Then we started toLeia mais