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  • TravelerCamino Portuguese 2025
    1
    Day 28–32

    Flowers for Violetta!

    April 30 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 57 °F

    This is a special post for my oldest and very cherished granddaughter, Violet. She is 10 now, which is so hard to believe! She has been following my journey and posting comments on all my pictures. I LOVE her interest in my journey and hope we get to do a camino together in a few years when she is an " older teenager, like 17 or something"
    In the meantime, every time i see and photograph a lovely flower, i think of Violet and want her to know i do like other things than just poppies. So here are a bunch of them for you Violet. I love you!!!    Read more

  • TravelerCamino Portuguese 2025
    1
    421
    Day 28–32

    Portugal to Spain, just a bridge crossed

    April 30 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

    Today we walked less than 4 miles. I am tired, Ken hasn't quite adjusted to the time difference, and Richard Noelle and Deb are all coming down with colds. It was also raining. So we slept in then did the short walk across the bridge from Portugal to Spain and checked into a hotel. The others spent most of the day sleeping, so after my short nap I had plenty of alone time to just think.
    I am sad. I miss Portugal. I really love it there. The people are so warm and friendly and supportive of the pilgrims. The landscapes are beyond beautiful. And I just felt so peaceful and at home there, even without understanding the language. And I can't stand that i have no idea when I might get another delicious bowl of soup or a pastel de nata. And crossing into Spain made the end of my Camino seem way to close and way too real. And I am not ready for it to end. This has been grueling and incredibly hard, but also energizing and uplifting. I wrote before about how in childbirth you forget the pain and only remember the good stuff. Well I am only remembering the good stuff now. The hard stuff is just a passing memory with no feeling attached to it. The good stuff is in my heart and soul and felt deeply.
    Tomorrow I will begin walking in Spain, and i am sure within a day or two I will feel as strongly for Spain as I do Portugal. But tonight I feel i have left a very good friend behind.    Read more

  • TravelerCamino Deb
    1121
    Day 10–11

    Short day and in Spain now

    April 30 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    We left Valença this morning over to Tui, Spain via bridge crossing the Guadiana River and lost an hour due to time zone. We walked off The Camino path in search of a cafe which we found in the downtown center. Love the outside cafes. Only walked 3.5 miles intentionally today giving us a well needed rest day, time for Rich and Noelle to feel better from colds and allow Kenny time to acclimate from traveling.

    We have separate rooms in a hotel tonight with restaurant downstairs. We had dinner meal here around 3 pm then took a nap and may go down for light snack and drink later.

    My first day of walking in the rain and thankful it wasn’t when we were on the mountain!

    We head to O Porrino in the morning about 10 mile walk.    Read more

  • Jayme PorkolabJayme’s Camino Portugués
    141
    Day 27

    Day 24 - First walk in Spain

    April 29 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”—-1670’s English proverb

    My first day walking in Spain from Tui to O Porriño For the most part, it was a pleasant walk on cobblestones paths and bridges presumably built by the Romans. As the hours progressed into the afternoon it became hot and humid. With the sweat dripping down my back and seeing remnants of the horses who are taking pilgrims by horseback, I thought of this old English proverb above. Because at that moment, I felt like a beggar throwing wishes out into the universe for a horse!

    Walking out of Tui the path winded up and down cobblestone streets in the historic area. I stopped at the Santa Iglesia Cathedral and picked up a second credential, since my first one is now full. Funny how this worked out, I now have one for all the places in Portugal and this one will have stamps from the places I stop in Spain.

    On my walk today I ran into a fellow pilgrim that I had first met in Alvaiázere Portugal on April 12th, Yves from France who carries a backpack and pulls a trolly with more supplies! It’s always nice running into pilgrims you have previously met.

    At lunch I saw one of the German girls from 2 nights ago when I stayed on a farm. She said her traveling companions were racing through the Camino, sometimes going over 20 miles a day. And it hit her that she was missing all the beauty, so she bid them farewell and is walking alone at a much slower pace.

    During a beautiful spot where several pilgrims were taking a break, I snapped a photo of a young male pilgrim napping under a tree. Later when I saw him again. I showed it to him and he laughed. I have something to show you, when I was having lunch, he had done a sketch of me unbeknownst to me. He said it’s a hobby. I’ve attached a pic of it.

    The auberge I’m staying at has built in bunk beds with little curtains for privacy. Several women I met today happen to be staying here. But most importantly they have laundry facilities. It’s the simple things!    Read more

  • TravelerPortugiesischer Jakobsweg
    Day 10

    10.1 Wir überqueren die Grenze

    May 4 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Heute ein ganz besonderer Tag, weil wir über die Grenze nach Spanien laufen 🥾. Unser Etappenziel ist "O Porriño".

    Wir laufen unterhalb der Altstadt direkt auf die "Internationale Brücke", welche die Städte "Valenca" (Portugal) und "Tui" (Spanien) verbindet, zu.
    Mitten im Fluss "Miño" verläuft an dieser Stelle die Landesgrenze zwischen Portugal 🇵🇹 und Spanien 🇪🇸.

    Wir stehen fest auf beiden Beinen und trotzdem in verschiedenen Ländern 😃.
    AUFGEPASST, die Uhrzeit geht in Spanien im Vergleich zu Portugal eine Stunde vor❗

    Unsere Reise geht von nun an durch Galicien, dem nordwestlichsten Teil Spaniens.
    Nach der Brücke erreichen wir direkt das Städtchen "Tui" 🏘️. Der Jakobsweg führt uns steil hinauf ⏫ in die Altstadt, wo wir den Platz vor der Kathedrale ✝️ erreichen.
    Sind jetzt am höchsten Punkt der Stadt "Tui" angekommen.    Read more

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  • TravelerCamino Portuguese
    2
    2211
    Day 10

    Day 10: Rubiaes to Tui

    October 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Adeus Portugal, Hola Spain!

    I crossed the Minho River today, which is the border between northern Portugal and Spain. I walked about 7 km, and even though I walked slowly, I realized I can’t keep walking right now. The shin splints in my right leg are completely healed after all my mitigation efforts and rest, but my left leg is injured. I don’t know if it’s a stress fracture or not, and I probably won’t be getting an X-ray or MRI in Spain to find out, but all the people I’ve talked to, including two pharmacists, have advised me not to walk until it heals, which could take weeks. I’m going to try to see a doctor here in Tui to see if there’s anything else I can do and seek advice about continuing my walk. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy being in a new country and seeing some of the sights I can hobble to. 😀
    Even though today”s walk was difficult, it was really beautiful. It was almost completely in nature, along the river and through some villages. I only walked about 4.5 km then took a taxi to Valenca, which is on the border with Spain. I really wanted to walk across the border, which was a pretty special moment for me. Even if I can’t go further, I feel happy that I walked from Porto to Spain and that I got to see so much of this beautiful country.
    I am staying in an albergue (Ideas Peregrinas, €49 for private room w/ ensuite) right beside the Tui Cathedral, and I had the good fortune to hear a concert there tonight. The acoustics in these old cathedrals are unbelievable, and it was pretty magical to hear this visiting English choir singing there. It was one of those serendipitous moments that makes traveling so fun. I ended the evening with my young German friends who are also staying here, so in spite of my injury, it was a pretty great day.    Read more

  • Camino Portuguese Jenn
    2
    Day 11

    Vila Nova de Cerveria to Tui 12.7 mi.

    September 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 70 °F

    Missed some rain early on, but it found us about an hour and a half into our day. We lucked out and it stopped just before we crossed a freaking scary bridge to make it to a new country! Hello Spain! We made it. Over halfway there!Read more

  • Camino
    1
    12
    Day 21

    Rubiães to Tui

    September 23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    14 miler today through more beautiful farmland until we hit the medieval (with traces of Roman) city of Valença, the last place before we crossed Gustave Eiffel 's bridge into Tui, España.

    Highlight for Wendy was reconnecting with a bunch of the Fernanda gang and walking with the new friends from Australia (Mike and his daughter, Nicki).    Read more

  • TravelerPortuguese Camino
    11
    Day 7

    Day 4: Balugaes to Facha

    September 22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Sunday 22 September

    We planned a slower day (12 km) to give my blisters, which had started on day 2, more time to heal… with the help of Compeed hydrocolloid plasters. Every pharmacy in the towns on the Camino has a display of these in all shapes to suit every position and size of blister imaginable. They really do understand the needs of their customers.

    Our walk took us past along quiet lanes, through farmland and vineyards. Two hours in, we came across a small food truck that had been set up in the driveway of one of the houses - smart business thinking. We enjoyed pasteis de nata and coffee for breakfast before heading off again, this time in the rain.

    It wasn’t long before we heard a familiar voice behind is. It was the very entertaining Octavi from Catalonia, a solo walker whom we’d met on day 1 on the last stretch to Vila Do Conde, We compared tales about our respective Camino experiences before we reached the small town of Facha, where Prudence and I had booked at night at a private albergue.

    The Whatsapp from the owner had told us that if we were early, the door would be unlocked and we were welcome to go inside and make ourselves at home before she arrived to take our payment. A foreign idea to us cynical South Africans! But we did exactly as she suggested and took the opportunity to do some laundry before dinner at a nearby cafe with all the other overnighting walkers - mostly Italians - followed by a very early night. All the exercise means most people are asleep by 9pm. And so were we!    Read more

  • Camino
    11
    Day 20

    Day 8 Ponte de Lima to Rubeias Laura

    September 22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    This is Laura’s version of this day. Wendy made this day sound so easy, but today we earned our title of badass. Ponte de Lima is beautiful, but the only way out of the valley is over a mountain. It was Sunday, so everything was closed. No stopping for coffee or food. We walked through some farmland and into forest. There was a mixture of eucalyptus and pine trees. The trail became a real dirt and rock trail and we headed up. It was really quite steep. Wendy charged ahead and I dragged behind. Anyone who has ever hiked with me knows how I hate hills and I slow to a snail’s pace. We ran into Cheryl, a friend from Toronto we met at Fernanda’s. She walked slowly with me for the rest of the day. We walked alongside a river for a bit and continued up. The pictures really don’t do justice to how steep and rocky it was. Cheryl and I would take fifty steps up and take a break to breathe. I was really glad to have hiking poles at this point. Every time we thought we had reached an area that would level out, the trail continued up even more steeply. At one point we passed a tour group going down to an area with a cross. We popped up over the edge and they all started clapping for us. It was encouraging. Wendy was waiting for us at the top next to a sign that said Taxi. We all laughed at that. Heading down, the trail was rocky or had cobblestones. After about another mile, my feet had had it. Cheryl’s knee was bothering her so we decided to call an Uber to come get us. Uber couldn’t find a driver, so Cheryl called Marlene, who ran the place she was staying. She came and found us. She asked where I was staying, and when I told her she laughed and said that was her sister’s place and it was too far away, so we should stay with her. She called her sister to come and get us. Then she fed us warm baked apples and pancakes and lemon verbena tea from leaves in her garden. We hadn’t eaten since the morning, so it was much appreciated. Finally our ride came and we headed to our hotel. I was exhausted and decided to take the next day off.Read more

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