Steps with Lynne

Steps with Lynne

Starting this blog, because I am going to be doing my first pilgrimage - the Camino Frances. I will begin September 2021. Until then I will be walking around the Akrotiri, near Stavros, Crete, Greece. Leggi altro🇬🇷Chania

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Giorno 25
venerdì 29 settembre 2023 08:34
☀️ 66 °F
Altitudine: 23 ft
Spagna Barcelona–El Prat Airport 41.290125, 2.07775541°17’24” N 2°4’40” E
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29 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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I’m sitting in the Barcelona airport waiting for my flight to Athens.

My Camino Portuguese for now is done.

I am fine and so wish I was waking up in Porto and continuing my walk northward to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

I am needed back in Crete, so that is where I shall go.

At some future point, I will return to Porto with my pilgrim passport and continue on the journey.

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ViaggiatoreBuen Camino Lynne. I’m holding you in my thoughts.
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ViaggiatoreWishing you good luck and hope that you can continue your camino soon.
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ViaggiatoreLynne I am incredibly grateful for you sharing this wonderful experience with us. Maryj & Joel
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Giorno 23
mercoledì 27 settembre 2023
☁️ 75 °F
Altitudine: 115 ft
Portogallo Palácio de São João Novo 41.142447, -8.61852241°8’33” N 8°37’7” W
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Day 19 Grijo to Porto
27 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Day 19 - Grijo to Porto
Wednesday, September 27
Start 6:30 am; finished 11:30 am;
17.5k/10.9m; walking time 3h26m; steps 20,848; calories 836. Note: walking to include seeing sites throughout Porto total for the day - 27.7k/17.2m.

Wonderful day to walk into Porto. Aimee and I walked almost to the Porto bridge together. I took a detour to see Half Rabbit recycling sculpture.

Almost all road pavement/cobblestone with a little Roman road thrown in.

Porto is a beautiful city. A lot of Americans are here. My studio overlooks the river, which you will see from the photos.

I played tourist til early evening. So many wonderful things to see. A highlight was going to the famous Livaria Lello (bookstore), so cool. Bought a couple books. See photo!

I will post other things I saw in an upcoming post.

All in all a wonderful day to be in Porto!

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ViaggiatoreI missed the rabbit, how did that happen, it's spectacular
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ViaggiatoreWow, what a place. Beautiful art and classic buildings. Looks wonderful
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Viaggiatore I love the Rabbit Maryj
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Giorno 22
martedì 26 settembre 2023 19:20
☀️ 70 °F
Altitudine: 374 ft
Portogallo Grijó 41.026116, -8.58075241°1’34” N 8°34’51” W
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Day 18 SJDM - Grijo
26 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Day 18 - Sao João de Madeira to Grijo
Tuesday, September 26

Started at 7:14 am. Finished at 11:25 am. 18.8k/11.7m. Walking time 3h39m. Steps 23,966. Calories 868.

Not much happened today. Other than walking on pavement. Walking along a very busy, noisy two lane highway and trying to cross the highway without a crosswalk or light.

Did a short day because there is no accommodation between Grijo and Porto and definitely was not going to walk 35+k.

Staying in Albergue S Salvador for E10. One of first to arrive, so had choice of room. Surprised there was an option of 2-bed or 6-bed rooms. Aimee and I chose the 2-bed room.

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Viaggiatore Beautiful passport!!
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Viaggiatore It is getting full!
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Giorno 21
lunedì 25 settembre 2023
☀️ 79 °F
Altitudine: 745 ft
Portogallo Praça Luis Ribeiro 40.899385, -8.49284240°53’58” N 8°29’34” W
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Day 17 AlbANova -Sao Joao de Madeira
25 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Day 17 - Albergaria-a-Nova to Sao João de Madeira
Monday, September 25

Started at 7:16. Ended at 2:00. 24.0k/14.9m. Walking time 4h46m. Steps 30,062. Calories 1,194.

It was an unexpected hilly day. Quite a few steep portions and then downhills. Never really left city/urban area during the walk.

Highlights of the day: seeing Jess/Peter on the trail a couple times. And then met up with Aimee (MN). The four of us and Peter/UK got together for dinner and had a great time. People help make moments into memories that last forever.

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Viaggiatore LOVE the photo with your fellow pilgrims!
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Giorno 20
domenica 24 settembre 2023
☀️ 79 °F
Altitudine: 476 ft
Portogallo Albergaria-a-Nova 40.73558, -8.48807540°44’8” N 8°29’17” W
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Day 16 Águeda-AlbergariaANova
24 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Day 16 - Águeda to Albergaria-A-Nova
Sunday, September 24.

Started at 7:09 am. Finished at 1:00 pm. 21.3K/13.2m. Walking time 4h22m. Steps 26,890. Calories 993.

Up & out a bit earlier. Beautiful sunny day. Uneventful day. Went by fast. Walked through a few small towns, so quite a bit of pavement. Had some dirt paths through eucalyptus forest too.

One highlight was stopping at Igreja Matrix. They were getting ready to start mass. A lot of younger couples with kids about 6 y.o. were outside and they all filed in together and sat in the front pews. I guess it was a special mass for the kids. Stayed for about 40 minutes and then left. The church was full!Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreI want that bike.
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Viaggiatore This would be amazing to live in.
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Viaggiatore :)
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Viaggiatore There have been so many houses I’ve said the same thing. Also wonder about all the living that happened in them.
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Giorno 19
sabato 23 settembre 2023 21:50
🌙 61 °F
Altitudine: 194 ft
Portogallo Águeda Municipality 40.582086, -8.45117540°34’56” N 8°27’4” W
Day 15 Sernadelo to Águeda
23 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Day 15 - Sernadelo to Águeda
Saturday, September 23

Started at 7:19 am. Finished at 1:45 pm. 25.9k/16.1m. Walking time 5h11m. Steps 32,220. Calories 1,183.

Highlight for the day - got to see a beautiful sunrise! Had to dig out the puffy jacket this morning. Chilly. Sunny day of walking the Camino path. Mostly all pavement.

Seeing a few more pilgrims on the Camino path. It appears we are walking the same distance which means possibly staying in the same Albergue. Tonight Ralph/Ameka (Netherlands), Peter (UK), Italian guys, Brazil gentleman, & Eza are here with me again.

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Giorno 18
venerdì 22 settembre 2023 20:20
🌙 61 °F
Altitudine: 138 ft
Portogallo Mealhada 40.390808, -8.44967540°23’27” N 8°26’59” W
Day 14 Coimbra - Sernadelo
22 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Day 14 - Coimbra to Sernadelo
September 22, Friday

Started 7:30 am. Finished 1:25 pm. 24.6k/15.3m. Walking time 4h59m. Steps 31,378. Calories 1,124.

Left behind the large university city & headed further north. Weather was perfect with a mix of sun & partly cloudy. A lot of pavement walking, but only a short portion on a busy highway (with a wide shoulder to walk on). All in all a good walking day.

I felt a little a drift today. The 7 people I have been consistently seeing, eating with, staying in same place over the last 5 days are all one day ahead of me. That is what happens when you take a rest day. So I’m now presented the opportunity to meet new pilgrims. I did run into Peter from Britain, who I met in Tomar.

Okay, the highlight of the day - I ate like a pig! The area I’m staying is known for its suckling piglet. Well had to try it. I ate like a person possessed! Started with a beer, fresh cheese and regional bread. Second course pig, homemade chip fries, salad and red wine. Finally Dessert cake. Photos show it all.

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ViaggiatoreY.U.M.!!! That’s alot of food!
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Giorno 17
giovedì 21 settembre 2023 10:38
🌧 64 °F
Altitudine: 115 ft
Portogallo Igreja de Santa Cruz 40.210911, -8.4288740°12’39” N 8°25’44” W
Day 13 Rest Day
21 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Day 13 Rest Day in Coimbra, Thursday, September 21. 9.5k/5.9m

Saw quite a few churches today. Most were within 300m of each other.

Also climbed the hill up to the University. It is the oldest in Europe. Wow, to be able to study in such a historical setting.

I went on a Food & Wine Tour that included visiting three places.

Tomorrow I resume my walk to Santiago!

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ViaggiatoreThat looks like a fabulous day. I want to study at that university!
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Giorno 16
mercoledì 20 settembre 2023
⛅ 73 °F
Altitudine: 141 ft
Portogallo Arco Almedina 40.208516, -8.42869440°12’31” N 8°25’43” W
Day 12 Conimbriga-Coimbra
20 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Day 12 - Conimbriga to Coimbra, September 20, Wednesday

Started at 7:41 am. Finished at 12:30 pm. 17.6k/10.9m. 3h36m walking time. 22,144 steps. 837 calories.

After yesterday’s marathon+ today was a piece of cake. Not sore or hurting after the long day. Today was mostly paved roads. Walked alone first 6k. Stopped for coffee and who did I see - Aimee from MN! She stayed & we walked into Coimbra together the last 11k.

Stopped at Mosteiro de Santa Clara-A-Nova. Got a stamp in my pilgrim passport. Visited the church which was massive. Crossed over the wide Mondego river and into old town.

Stopped to eat and then to our separate accommodations. May be the last time I see Aimee and other pilgrims from the last 3 days. They are continuing on the Camino path tomorrow and I am taking a rest day. Not so much to rest but to be a tourist.

Staying in an ABnB apartment in old town and love it.

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Giorno 15
martedì 19 settembre 2023
☀️ 77 °F
Altitudine: 390 ft
Portogallo Condeixa-a-Nova 40.105873, -8.48778640°6’21” N 8°29’16” W
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Day 11 Ansiao - Conimbriga
19 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Day 11 - Ansiao to Conimbriga, Tuesday, September 19.

Started @ 7:51am. Finished @ 4:25pm. 30.8k/29.1m. Walking time 6h24m. Steps 39,424. Calories 1,471.

My host Olga provide me with a great send off for my very long day on the Caminho. Fresh fruit, yogurt, fresh bread, cheese, excellent coffee, juice, homemade marmalade (figs, pears w/carmelized almonds). For the road I took a boiled egg from her chickens & a small roll of bread, which I ended up eating for my supper. Olga then drove me to the edge of town where the Caminho path will lead me to Conimbriga 30+k away. Olga is my Camino Angel for the day.

Chilly & clear morning. Wore my long sleeve tee, but could have unpacked my micro puffy jacket! Anyway an hour in the tee shirt came off!

Great path trails today. Very little paved roads. Mostly on dirt, sometimes rocky country paths through tree, vineyard, garden areas. I even walked on a portion of the old Roman road. Not my favorite or easiest on the feet, toes, legs, but it was only for a short stretch.

Coffee stop Aimee (MN) & Jess/Pete (SC) were just leaving. Met up with J/P a couple more times. Aimee is staying in the same Albergue with me tonight.

Stopped for lunch/supper about 12k from my night stopped. Where I’m going doesn’t have a good place to eat, so this is it for today. P&J arrived as I was leaving.

Just before Conimbriga stopped at Condeixa-A-Velha, the largest best preserved Roman settlement in Portugal. Romans arrived here in 139BC. It was a large complex and wished I wasn’t so tired to take in more.

Arrived at Albergue de Conimbriga and all but one other person had already arrived. Thankfully the owner reserved a bottom bunk for me! So 8 of us in a bunk room, 2 toilets, 2 showers, 1 sink & a small kitchen for those that wanted to cook.

A man from Germany is here. He walked all the way from Germany!!!! Not sure what path that was. He is 69. Also here are 2 from Eugene, 2 German father/son, Tracy from USA/Germany. So 5 Americans & 3 Germans!

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Viaggiatore Fantastic photo!!!!
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Giorno 14
lunedì 18 settembre 2023
⛅ 72 °F
Altitudine: 981 ft
Portogallo Ansião 39.909158, -8.41548939°54’33” N 8°24’56” W
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Viaggiatore I love this photo , love that she’s wearing a mask (but no seatbelt!).
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ViaggiatoreHahaha.
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Viaggiatore We know this as Autumn Crocus, lovely.
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Viaggiatore Thank you. I wasn’t sure but Crocus is right!
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Giorno 14
lunedì 18 settembre 2023
⛅ 72 °F
Altitudine: 686 ft
Portogallo Ansião 39.911716, -8.43531539°54’42” N 8°26’7” W
Day 10 - Cortica to Ansiao
18 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Day 10 - Cortica to Ansiao, Monday, September 18.
Started @ 7:25 am. Finished @ 12:30. 19.5k/12.1 mi. Walking time 4h6m. Steps 25,494. Calories 953.

This was the best day walking so far. Weather was perfect. Path had different varieties (paved, dirt, rocks, cobblestone). Passed through a few small villages and that helped the km/miles go faster.

Lots of vegetation - wild & planted. Tons of olive trees. Saw some critters - cows, dogs,cats.

Came across some pilgrims I met yesterday and walked with them a bit - 2 from Eugene walked with the two Germans, and Pete & Jess from Charleston.

Upon arriving in Ansiao found a nice tapas cafe. Jess & Pete joined me and had good conversation (Camino, presidential candidates, college sports).

I’m staying in a house that is 2k out of town so Olga came to pick me up and she will take me back in the morning. Steve (British) Olga (Portuguese) made me feel very welcome. Fresh baked cookies and cold, filtered water. They have a beautiful nature garden, 2 cats, 2 dogs. I’m the only one here. The other room was not rented out tonight.

Anyway, getting geared up for a long day tomorrow.

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Giorno 13
domenica 17 settembre 2023
🌧 68 °F
Altitudine: 797 ft
Portogallo Cortiça 39.780785, -8.38175839°46’51” N 8°22’54” W
Day 9 Tomar to Cortica
17 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Day 9 Tomar to Cortica, Sunday, September 17

Started @ 6:57 am. Finished @ 1:45 pm. 26.9k/16.7m. Walking time 5h19m. Steps 34,048. Calories 1,320.

Ready for the rain and it did rain. Rain gear was handy and took it on/off about 4 times.

Start time had high clouds and perfect for short sleeve tee shirt. Put on the rain gear about 11k mark. A couple down pours with light steady rain mixed in. Thankfully no thunder & lightning.

Met more Americans today - 2 - South Carolina, 3 - Oregon, 1 - Minnesota.

The entire day afforded only one place to stop for coffee. Luckily it was at the half way point. Overall had a lot of dirt trails and some small, paved country roads. Beautiful walking through small villages, forested areas. Days like this the miles past by easily.

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Giorno 12
sabato 16 settembre 2023
🌧 72 °F
Altitudine: 200 ft
Portogallo Levada 39.603449, -8.4120739°36’12” N 8°24’43” W
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16 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
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ViaggiatoreLooks like more Templar crosses on the ceiling
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ViaggiatoreIncredible art and architecture. Thanks for such great photos!
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Viaggiatore The church looks like it had Moorish influence. Great pic of you.
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Giorno 12
sabato 16 settembre 2023
🌧 72 °F
Altitudine: 207 ft
Portogallo Levada 39.603505, -8.41204939°36’13” N 8°24’43” W
Day 8 Rest Day in Tomar
16 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
Day 8 Rest Day in Tomar. Saturday, September 16. Sightseeing walked 9.5k/6m

It’s raining! Thunder & lightening too. Ventured out about 9:00. Hit the pharmacy for some foot cream with exfoliate for my rough heels and more tape. Had a healthy breakfast of scrambled eggs, greens and bacon. Got an extra pair of socks, if I decide to start wearing them for my walks.

Pouring Rain Again. Chilled out in my nice big, bright, airy room for a couple hours. Then it was off for a hike up to the Templar Castle & Convent of Christ.

The Templar Castle was built in 1160 in the image of Middle-East castles. I was able to walk around the grounds and the walls. Photos provide an idea of its size.

Convent of Christ (World Heritage site) part of castle grounds and built from the 12th century. It was home to the Order of Christ from the 14c onwards. This place is massive. I took a lot of photos. Just hard to explain the art, tiling, architecture, etc.

Visited a couple churches and back to room to get my pack reorganized. It sure was nice not to have to pack it all up & put it on today! Tomorrow back to the path.

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ViaggiatoreHope, your feet are feeling better, we got put out of the 60 tournament, we were 4 and 2, did not place.
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Giorno 11
venerdì 15 settembre 2023
⛅ 79 °F
Altitudine: 200 ft
Portogallo Levada 39.603398, -8.41207539°36’12” N 8°24’43” W
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Giorno 11
venerdì 15 settembre 2023
⛅ 79 °F
Altitudine: 197 ft
Portogallo Levada 39.603968, -8.41273639°36’14” N 8°24’46” W
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Day 7 VNDB to Tomar
15 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Day 7 - Vila Nova de Barquinha to Tomar September 15

Started at 7:54 am. Finished at 1:30 pm. 22.9k/14.2m. Walking time 4h32m. Steps 29,016. Calories 1,099.

Left a bit later since it was not supposed to be as warm. I’ve discovered this Caminho so far doesn’t have the shade nor as many little towns along the path. So you have to plan to have your water, snacks, with you. The day turned out to be a mixture of terrain & landscape. I liked the walk today. One thing I’ve been working on is not walking so fast & today I accomplished that. In the end my toes thanked me, but my hips did not!

Started out on city streets, moved to forest/logging roads, county roads and back to city.

There was only one town on the way that had a cafe and it was perfectly positioned- half way point. Just before the stop another pilgrim joined me. Vicky is Hungarian living in Poland. We enjoyed our snacks and drinks together. She went ahead and I happily did not match her pace.

Did a bit of sightseeing and ran into some pilgrims I’ve met over the last 6 days.

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Viaggiatore Love the “well done” sign. Good work! That long hill looked….long!
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Giorno 10
giovedì 14 settembre 2023
⛅ 88 °F
Altitudine: 66 ft
Portogallo Vila Nova da Barquinha 39.457562, -8.42926339°27’27” N 8°25’45” W
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14 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Day 6 - Azinhaga to Vila Nova da Barquinha. 14 September. Started @ 7:12 am. Finished @ 12:30 pm. 19.4K/12.1m. Walking time 3h35m. 23,012 steps. 870 calories.

A beautiful morning for a walk! Hated to leave Casa da Portes, but it’s a new day and a new place to go. Left before other 3 pilgrims.

Walked through Azinhaga, about 800m down the road and for small town had a lot of churches.

First 9k to Golega it was not the most pleasant walking day due to walking on a busy road with a very narrow dirt shoulder. Had to be very diligent to cars, buses, trucks, semis, big tractors.

Upon entering Golega, toward the town square, came around the corner to see the church. Another out loud WOW. The inside was surprising - no gold alter but instead had beautiful tiles. Stayed in the square for an unhealthy breakfast of two pastries & double espresso!

Just as I was leaving Debbie & Andy arrived! We are hoping to meet up in Tomar on Friday. Then as I was crossing the road, exiting the town, ran into Mikola. So the two of us walked together until I turned off in Vila Nova Barquinha.

Along the way we came across an old palace that was used by the Templar Knights. It was so incredible.

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Viaggiatore Love the tiles. I sometimes thought that too much money had been spent on the churches that were covered in gold when it could have been used for the good of the people. These tiles are intricate pieces of art.
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Viaggiatore Stunning
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Viaggiatore Nice close-up,
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Giorno 10
giovedì 14 settembre 2023 19:58
⛅ 79 °F
Altitudine: 118 ft
Portogallo Vila Nova da Barquinha 39.458181, -8.43261839°27’29” N 8°25’57” W
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Along the path came across Palacio da Quinta da Cardiga. Used to belong to the Templar Knights from the Christ order. Elements from 1500’s & glazed tiles from 16/17 centuries. Several buildings - tower, chapel, wine storage, barn, cloister, palace. Also an old bridge that was used.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreThat's cool, I have read a little bit about the Templars
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Viaggiatore It looks like the locals keep the countryside free from litter. like the stone bridge,
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Giorno 9
mercoledì 13 settembre 2023
☀️ 86 °F
Altitudine: 66 ft
Portogallo Azinhaga 39.355972, -8.53672339°21’21” N 8°32’12” W
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Day 5 Santarem- Azinhaga
13 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Day 5 - Santarem to Azinhaga. 13 September. Started @ 7:21 am. Finished at 2:15 pm. 27.3k/17m. Walking time 5h06m. 32,564 steps. 1214 calories.

Wow there are other pilgrims walking. At the Santiago gate I came across 6 pilgrims. Started walking with a couple and once we got out of town our pace was different, so off I went. Unfortunately did not see them the rest of the day. The other four I saw and sat with to have breakfast & coffee. Left and walked with Denise from Edmonton, Canada for the rest of the way, until I stopped and she was walking to the next town.

Walked through vineyards and corn fields almost all day. So easy on the legs. Denise and I were gabbing too intently and missed an arrow so had to backtrack about 2 km.

I’m staying at Casa dos Portas and what a gem. 800 m off the Caminho path, but worth the effort. It had a swimming pool! Newer building and had a garden just very relaxing place to wind down. Had my first communal pilgrim meal. The four of us staying here ate together.

Already late so making this a bit short.

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Viaggiatore That all looks fantastic. The Tejo River really wins the day, doesn’t it?
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ViaggiatoreEnjoying following your camino. Great photos..
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ViaggiatoreI love the path and the river. Great accomplishment. Maryj
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Giorno 8
martedì 12 settembre 2023
⛅ 81 °F
Altitudine: 364 ft
Portogallo Santarém 39.229335, -8.68681539°13’46” N 8°41’13” W
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Day 4 Valada to Santarem
12 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Day 4 - Valada to Santarem. 12 September. Started at 07:33. Finished at 12:03. 20.2k/12.6m. Walking time 3h42m. 24,108 steps. 914 calories.

As I was typing in the calories I realized the figure is based on my body weight. Wonder what it would be if I added 12# for the weight of my pack. Let’s face it carry around a 12# dumbbell for over 12 miles you use more energy.

It was a very good day for walking. Weather was absolutely perfect. The toes were good. I think my body is beginning to adapt to my 12# pack.

Got a great sunrise photo over the Tejo River. Many would find today’s path very boring. Not much to see. Landscape pretty much the same all day. But I like days like this - filled with farm fields and smells that take me back to North Dakota. Something about smelling fresh tilled dirt!

Followed the dike for a long time and then cut through a vineyard. Having the high dike provided some great shade! Also, adding to today’s boring side - only one town. And that was 3k from the start, so too soon to stop. Had a 3+km hill at the end leading into Santarem. I love hills - going up. Saw two pilgrims on the trail. So those staying in the hostel did not catch up to me.

Played tourist in Santarem. Had a good filling lunch/early supper. Staying in a modern , new hostel. Right now only two of us in a 6 bunk room.

Okay, I know you all want to hear about my toes! Well did not have a restful sleep. They were not hurting, but my brain just had to find a solution to my toe dilemma. I believe I found it. Since I wear sandals my toes were not hitting the front or top of my shoes. But I grip with my toes and the first small toe joint, instead of rounding up it presses down. Sort of like it’s double jointed but it is not. That joint compression pushes down right below the nail bed. Anyway, how do you prevent that from happening. My solution was to take a small wad of cotton ball and tape it to the bottom of my toe where the joint bends in. Well it worked. Still had to drain the blisters but not much fluid and no swelling, redness or pain.

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Viaggiatore Whoa! They don't mess around when it's time to harvest.
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Viaggiatore That's so peaceful.
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Viaggiatore Each one has its own personality.
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Giorno 7
lunedì 11 settembre 2023
☁️ 77 °F
Altitudine: 43 ft
Portogallo Valada 39.0809, -8.760139°4’51” N 8°45’36” W
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Additions to Day 3
11 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Additions to day 3. After yesterday’s posting I went to find a place to eat and discovered a whole new landscape to the small town of Valada.

There is a huge dike wall between the Tejo River and the town. The place I ate was right on the river.

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Viaggiatore Wow! That photo of the reflection of the sky in the river took my breath away!
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ViaggiatoreWhat I came to the top of the dike I had a similar reaction. I actually said out loud ‘wow’
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Viaggiatore Just one of those magic moments
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Giorno 7
lunedì 11 settembre 2023 15:29
☁️ 77 °F
Altitudine: 43 ft
Portogallo Valada 39.08086, -8.76006339°4’51” N 8°45’36” W
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Day 3 Azambuja - Valada
11 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Day 3 - Azambuja to Valada. 11 September started @ 08:12 & stopped at about 11:45. 13k/8.1m. Walking time 2h32m. 16,642 steps. 581 calories.

Before I share my day want to remember September 11, 2001. Those that died. Their families & friends. Unfortunately, it is a date many of us will remember - where we were & who we were with. The world changed on that day.

My day started a bit later, because I had a short walking day. I needed one! And I didn’t go off the wrong direction!

Before leaving Azambuja had a coffee and pastry. From the photos you will see it was sort of foggy & overcast. Great walking weather. The clouds cleared about an hour in.

It was a day of walking among the tomato fields. Periodically there were some laying along the road. Yes, I did pick up a good one, rubbed off the dirt and ate it! Just like growing up rub off the dirt & enjoy.

The hostel did not open until 2 pm, so I had some time to put my feet up & people watch.

Photo captions give a bit more.

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ViaggiatoreLove following your journey.
11/09/23RispostaTradurre
ViaggiatoreWhat an adventure, we found the site and happy to be able to follow your journey
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ViaggiatoreGlad you are making the journey with me!
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Giorno 6
domenica 10 settembre 2023 21:30
⛅ 68 °F
Altitudine: 43 ft
Portogallo Azambuja 39.067946, -8.8738439°4’5” N 8°52’26” W
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Day 2 Verdelha to Azambuja
10 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Day 2 - Verdelha to Azambuja. 10 September. Started 6:07 am. Stopped 2:45 pm. 30.5k/18.9mi. Walking time 6h7m. 40,866 steps. 1,427 calories.

Great weather for walking. Clouds kept temperature down. Long day for walking. Took a route that was marked & then not marked, which ended up with me on the wrong side of the railroad tracks! Could not see a way around ‘legally’ & safe, so back tracked 3.5 km. The town was right there! So instead of 6k to where I would spend the night, with the backtracking, it was 13k. I was beat, so did the smart thing & took the train the last 6k.

Seeing a few more pilgrims - 4 on the path & 5 in the town we were all sleeping. Didn’t get the chance to walk with anyone. Maybe tomorrow.

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ViaggiatoreBuen camino, I'm sure you'll have walking companions soon. I really enjoyed the mix of solitude and companionship
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ViaggiatoreI do too, but sometimes it would be nice to be with other walkers
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Viaggiatore What interesting figures. Their eyes, however simple show expressions and the pottery on her head is placed so perfect.
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Giorno 5
sabato 9 settembre 2023
☀️ 77 °F
Altitudine: 33 ft
Portogallo Cabo Ruivo 38.761739, -9.09642538°45’42” N 9°5’47” W
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9 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Day 1 - Parque das Nacoes to Verdelha de Baxio. 24.1k/15m. Walking time 4:57.
Steps 31,156. Calories 1166. Mike D know you want to know!

My first official day of walking started outside of Lisbon, because I walked Lisbon to Parque das Nacoes on Thursday. It was very nice to cut off almost 10k.

This morning, I headed out the door and it immediately started pouring rain, so went back in & waited about 15 minutes.

One thing I know for sure - wet cobblestone is like ice! Instead of walking down the steep hill from my room took one last funicular Gloria ride. Then the metro to Parque.

No rain. Partly cloudy. Sort of warm & sweaty, but when you have a 12# pack on your back you are working hard.

Highlight of the day: ate lunch at the only cafe, in the very small town of Alpriate. It was the gathering place for all the locals. I snuck a photo!

I did not see another pilgrim until leaving Alpriate (15k mark). Alex, from the Netherlands, just finished high school & is taking a gap year. We walked together for about 4K. Time/distance sure flies by when someone is doing it with you.

Had quite a bit of dirt trail walking. One section was quite muddy. Otherwise good path conditions.

Staying in a hostel with my own room & bathroom. A gentleman from Mexico arrived before me and he walked from Lisbon. Yikes! About 34km.

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Viaggiatore Striking and colorful. the other pictures seem to depict a warm and friendly environment.
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Giorno 1
martedì 5 settembre 2023 17:00
⛅ 77 °F
Altitudine: 253 ft
Portogallo Palácio Ludovice 38.714772, -9.14488838°42’53” N 9°8’42” W
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Being a Tourist in Lisboa
5 settembre 2023, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Hola from Lisboa! Before I start walking the Caminho Portuguese, I’ve been playing tourist. What a busy city. Locals are very friendly. Getting around I’ve mainly relied on my two feet, but have used the metro/buses, which is very easy to use. A lot of hills. All sidewalks are cobblestone, plus most of the older streets. Have not seen anyone wearing high heels!

Instead of going into all that I’ve seen I’ll touch on highlights. Checkout the Sandemans New Europe www.newEuropetours.eu they have free walking tours not only in Lisbon. The guide Bruno was excellent. You should put seeing a Fado show on your list. I did a simple ‘Get Your Guide’, 50 minute program with two singers & 2 guitarists. Simple but excellent.

Not sure how many photos I’ve taken, but those I’ve attached have captions to give more info.

Tomorrow, Saturday, I start walking. Thursday I did 10km/6.2 miles of the route, so I’m not starting out with a 32.7km day. Late morning I will take the metro to the point I stopped on Thursday.

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ViaggiatoreBuen Camino! I am looking forward to following your footsteps!
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Viaggiatore Lisbon is a great place, nice pictures
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ViaggiatoreYes it is
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