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Dag 21
woensdag 14 mei 2025 om 18:13
☀️ 63 °F
Hoogte: 92 ft
Portugal Vila do Conde 41.35404, -8.7435441°21’15” N 8°44’37” W
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Camino Day 18
14 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Matosinhos to Vila do Conde
~23 km/14.3 miles

Note - I am writing this many days late, so my memories have faded.

Today I walked past the jetty where I fell and broke my wrist in 2022. It was much longer than I remembered! I searched for the beach bar that called the ambulance for me to thank them, but there were quite a few and none of them looked the way that I remembered.

The day started with some breakfast at a bakery with an abundant assortment of yumminess.

Most of the day was spent walking on boardwalks along the ocean in perfect weather.

I slept at the Pousada de Juventud, which is a very well run hostel. I was somewhat annoyed when the other women in my room insisted that the skylight window which I had opened earlier in the day to let in fresh air be completely closed, lest one of them feel a draft and get sick. 🙄

After dipping our toes in the ocean Kelly and I headed to Lidl to procure a couple of frozen meals and desserts for dinner, which we enjoyed in the hotel's lovely dining room.Meer informatie
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Reiziger YUM😋
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ReizigerOh them other women 😡
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Reiziger Getting right back on the horse - kudos!
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woensdag 14 mei 2025 om 21:25
🌙 59 °F
Hoogte: 56 ft
Portugal Vila do Conde 41.352803, -8.75014441°21’10” N 8°45’1” W
I'm completely behind on the blog...
14 mei, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
I'll try to catch up soon
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Jzionna's WanderingsI'm right there with you so little time to blog.
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ReizigerDon't worry about it! That is what happens to me, every time, and I wish I had never started to blog. It is the day-in day out perceived obligation, and a silly wish to be consistent, that hangs over your head at the end of each day. Blog every few days instead, and that will be a good precedent for me next time!
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Jzionna's Wanderings😉👍🏼
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Dag 22
donderdag 15 mei 2025
☀️ 68 °F
Hoogte: 36 ft
Portugal Esposende 41.531525, -8.77925441°31’53” N 8°46’45” W
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Camino Day 19
15 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Vila do Conde to Esposende
~24 km/15 miles

Note - I am writing this many days late, so my memories have faded.

Not long after leaving Vila do Conde we checked the map to see how far we had to walk, only to discover that we had accidentally booked a place that was 8 km farther from Esposende!

We did some quick searching on booking.com and found a hotel with two beds for about 20€ more. I think that I could have walked he additional 8 km, but Kelly wasn't having it. She called the first place that we had booked (on her account) , and they advised that she request cancelation with a full refund. Later on in the day she discovered that the request had been granted. Whew!Meer informatie
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Sharron Mathans So many of them!
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Sharron Mathans Gorgeous weather
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Reiziger That boardwalk went on and on!! Beautiful weather for you.
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Reiziger Wow!!!
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Dag 23
vrijdag 16 mei 2025
☀️ 73 °F
Hoogte: 75 ft
Portugal Viana do Castelo 41.694867, -8.83108841°41’42” N 8°49’52” W
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Camino Day 20
16 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Esposende to Viana do Castelo
~25.3 km/15.75 miles

Note - I am writing this many days late, so my memories have faded.

This was Kelly's last day on the Camino, and we mostly walked inland, with more ups and downs than in previous days.

Upon approaching Viana do Castelo you can't help but notice the beautiful church way above the town. Rather than adding one more hill to my walk I took the funicular up yo the top. The views up there were stunning.

A group of us went out for dinner and I had an amazing salad (sorry no picture) and chocolate cake with ice cream for dessert.

I was sad to say goodbye to Kelly, she has been a great Camino friend, but I'm looking forward to what comes next.Meer informatie
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ReizigerDo you recall the name of this church?
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Kelsey Stefanson yummmmm
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Dag 24
zaterdag 17 mei 2025
☁️ 68 °F
Hoogte: 33 ft
Portugal Caminha 41.87576, -8.83883741°52’33” N 8°50’20” W
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Camino Day 21
17 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Viana do Castelo to Caminha
~30.5km/19 miles

I started out on the official Coastal route that is a bit inland, but after walking several kms on an extremely rocky road, and encountering crowds of other pilgrims, I went down to the Litoral route, closer to the ocean. Although it was a little longer, it was much nicer.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Wow!! That’s a lot of peregrinos!!
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Reiziger I have that same photo of me!! You will have lots of really good seafood offerings on the menus!
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Reiziger This is such a beautiful route. I’m so excited for you, Terri! Bom Caminho!!
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Dag 25
zondag 18 mei 2025
☁️ 64 °F
Hoogte: 262 ft
Spanje Oia 42.050571, -8.87386242°3’2” N 8°52’26” W
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Camino Day 22
18 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Caminha to Porto Mougás
~24 km/15.5 miles

I'm writing this almost a week later as I slowly catch up on this blog.

On this day I took the boat to cross over the estuary into Spain. The boat left around 7:45, and by the time we landed about 15 minutes later it was already 9:00! Spain is one hour ahead.

The coast seems more rugged here, and it was gray with clouds that threatened rain, but didn't really deliver.

I got a private room with bath with a nice view of the ocean at the albergue for only 10€ more than a bunk bed in the dorm. The tiny bathroom was so tight that I had to sit kind of sideways to use the toilet. The wall mounted trash can was much more convenient than one of those tiny step on trash cans, just less classy looking. 😅

The albergue had the best area for drying clothes that I've seen - clotheslines set up in a huge, mostly empty greenhouse.

There was also a restaurant on the property where I enjoyed a good swordfish dinner.Meer informatie
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Jzionna's Wanderings 💖
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Jzionna's Wanderings What a great idea!
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ReizigerSounds like a great day
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Reiziger Yum!
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Dag 26
maandag 19 mei 2025
☀️ 66 °F
Hoogte: 36 ft
Spanje Baiona 42.119534, -8.85016542°7’10” N 8°51’1” W
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Camino Day 23
19 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Porto Mougás to Nigrán
~24 km/15 miles

According to booking.com I couldn't check in to my albergue until 4 pm, so I didn't rush getting started.

I decided not to take the official Camino route because I wanted to see the "Glass Beach" which is covered with sea glass.

While the official route went inland, I stayed along the coast all day. The route was mostly along the road, but there's a wide cycling/pedestrian walkway.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Beautiful!
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Reiziger Wow!
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Jzionna's Wanderings It must feel good walking barefoot on the smooth pebbles of glass.
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Dag 27
dinsdag 20 mei 2025 om 17:39
⛅ 68 °F
Hoogte: 82 ft
Spanje Vigo 42.23766, -8.7247242°14’16” N 8°43’29” W
Camino Day 24
20 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Nigrán to Vigo
~17 km/10.5 miles

Sorry, I got tired of writing, but here are pictures from the day.
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ReizigerI resemble that remark sometimes on the Camino. Enjoy yours to the full! Post when you feel like it and know that a picture is worth a thousand words…
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Laurie ReynoldsI’ve never been to Vigo. Looks like you had time to enjoy it!
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Karen's TravelsOh I’m heading there in September, looking at stays in Vigo what did you think of this hotel?
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ReizigerIt was an old hotel, but comfortable, and a great value at 39€. The owner was very sweet. The hotel is called Hotel Solpor. I found it on booking.com
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Dag 28
woensdag 21 mei 2025 om 17:11
⛅ 73 °F
Hoogte: 217 ft
Spanje A Calle 42.33314, -8.60734442°19’59” N 8°36’26” W
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Camino Day 25
21 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Vigo to Arcade
~23.3 km/14.5 miles

I got a early start because I knew that there were some big hills ahead, and I encountered the first ones as I was leaving the city. But the views of the harbor in the morning were well worth the effort.

I passed through Redondela where the Central and Coastal routes merge, and suddenly there were lots more pilgrims on the trail - and some more hills to climb!

I think that I was the first to arrive to my albergue at 12:30 - at least I was the first to take a shower.

After making up my bed with the provided sheets and blankets I went for lunch at a cute restaurant I had read about on the Wise Pilgrim app. They had a huge assortment of burgers and sandwiches, but the really cute thing was being served by a robot. Unfortunately, it turned away so fast after delivering my burger that I didn't get a good picture of it. After I picked my plate off of it a cartoon cat face was on the screen. You can see video of it on Google Maps here:
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ReizigerRuss and I went to a restaurant in Lisbon that had one of those!
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Reiziger Is this still on the Litoral Terri?
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Jzionna's Wanderings Wow, so cool!
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Dag 29
donderdag 22 mei 2025 om 17:48
⛅ 72 °F
Hoogte: 489 ft
Spanje Poio 42.436035, -8.71473142°26’10” N 8°42’53” W
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Camino Day 26
22 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Arcade to Combarro
~24 km/15 miles

Started on the "Spiritual Variant" of the Camino today. I didn't spend much time in Pontevedra because my plan is to come back through here in about 10 days, for Part II of this Camino.Meer informatie
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Laurie ReynoldsI have never walked the spiritual variant, and I am not really clear on exactly where it is. So I look forward to your post on this route!
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ReizigerIt is definitely worth the extra kms!
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Reiziger And how did I miss that? 😂🤣
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Dag 30
vrijdag 23 mei 2025 om 16:28
Hoogte: 62 ft
Spanje Barrantes 42.495982, -8.77152842°29’46” N 8°46’18” W
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Camino Day 27
23 mei, Spanje
Combarro to Os Castaños
~16 km/10 miles

I'm playing catch up on the blog. I'm writing this a week later.

This was an absolutely beautiful walk - one of the top five days on any Camino.

After a steep climb out of Combarro I continued uphill, but at a more moderate grade, then downhill to Armenteira. There were some pretty views down onto Combarro and the pretty inlet that it sits on. I didn't see another soul on the trail all morning.

After a quick look at the monastery in Armenteira I continued on, excited for the next part called La Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua (The Route of Stone and Water). I was not disappointed. It was 8 tree shaded kilometers along the Armenteira River with multiple waterfalls. Along the way there are 12 old water mills that have been restored. I was really happy that I had planned a short walking day so that I coukd take my time and really enjoy it.

I arrived at my accommodation. Hostal Os Castaños in the early afternoon, and had a yummy salad with chicken, apples, and peppers. After I ordered three women from Tennessee arrived, and we talked a bit.

For dinner I went to a little snack bar/café type place and had a surprisingly good pizza while I chatted with a South African couple.Meer informatie
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ReizigerBeautiful pictures and great bunny closeup!
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ReizigerThanks. The pictures don't do justice to how beautiful and peaceful it was.
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ReizigerNice! Yes I don’t see many crowds on your pictures. That’s awesome.
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Dag 31
zaterdag 24 mei 2025
☀️ 77 °F
Hoogte: 43 ft
Spanje Barrantes 42.495836, -8.77658342°29’45” N 8°46’36” W
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Camino Day 28
24 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Os Castaños to Vilanova de Arousa
~17.2 km/10.7 miles

My stay at Hostal Os Castaños included breakfast, so I got a later start than normal because breakfast started at 8. Often the included breakfasts aren't worth waiting for, but today's was good - toast, egg, ham, fruit, and fresh orange juice. I gave my coffee to the South African couple that I sat with, as they were I need of mire caffeine than me.

Fortunately, the walk today wasn't long nor strenuous, or I would have skipped the breakfast in favor of an early start.

I walked along the river and past vineyards, where the vines are elevated off the ground on roof like trellises. According to Google's AI "Elevating the vines allows for better aeration, sun exposure, and reduced moisture, which helps mitigate the risk of fungal diseases and pests common in the region's wet, oceanic climate."Meer informatie
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Reiziger Weren’t those flowers so beautiful.
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ReizigerWhat is the burro statue, do you know?
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Reiziger Absolutely phenomenal.!!
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Sharron Mathans Everything ok?
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Dag 32
zondag 25 mei 2025 om 21:11
⛅ 64 °F
Hoogte: 200 ft
Spanje Padrón 42.799825, -8.63501742°47’59” N 8°38’6” W
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Camino Day 29
25 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Vilanova de Arousa to Areal
~28 km/17 miles by boat & ~13 km/8 miles walking

My last day on the Spiritual Variant. It was strange, because instead of waking up and walking I had to wait to take the boat at 10:30. It was a large boat, that held 100+ passengers, so it took a bit of time to get everyone on board and our backpacks stored below deck. We finally took off at around 11. Though the captain said that the trip would be about 1.5 hours, it was actually closer to 2 hours before I was on land again and could start walking. I got to the guesthouse I had booked at about 4:00, after stopping for lunch of grilled chicken and French fries.

Dinner was offered at my accommodation, which ended up being another round of chicken)(but baked this time) and French fries.

Then I set my alarm for 6:30 so I'd be up in time to meet Jzionna, my friend from home who would start walking early from Padrón so that we could walk into Santiago together.Meer informatie
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Reiziger There are so many sculptures on the Csmino. Really enjoyed them so much
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Reiziger I recognize this from our walk last year 😊
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Dag 33
maandag 26 mei 2025
⛅ 68 °F
Hoogte: 755 ft
Spanje Santiago de Compostela 42.876384, -8.53908242°52’35” N 8°32’21” W
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Camino Day 30 - Santiago!
26 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Areal to Santiago
~15.76 km/9.8 miles

I'm still playing catch up on the blog - I'm writing a week after the fact.

I have these nifty new sleep earbuds that allow me to set an alarm that only sounds in my ears. I set it for 6:30 so that I'd be ready to go when Jzionna got here from Padrón. I also set a back up alarm for 7:00 on my phone. Typically, I wake up before my alarm, so I was a bit "alarmed" when I heard my phone alarm going off at 7. What happened to my ear bud alarm? It turned out that I had accidentally set it for 6:30 PM not AM. 🤦‍♀️

After finding my phone which was tangled up in my sheets I saw that Jzionna had left me several messages. She had left at 5:30, meaning that she would be there any minute!

I scrambled to get packed as quickly as possible, and just as I was finishing up Jzionna appeared outside my window.

It was great to walk my final day into Santiago with a friend, and we arrived to the plaza in front of the Cathedral just as the bells rang out noon.

After taking the requisite photos in front of the Cathedral we went off to our separate accommodations.

Later in the day we met up with Angie, another friend from home who I'd also met in Coimbra. And in the evening we had dinner with a few of my Camino friends who I hadn't seen in about a week, and some of their friends too. We met at Mercado La Galiciana - a large building that houses a variety of restaurants, like an upscale food court.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Awwwwww….❤️❤️❤️
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Dag 34
dinsdag 27 mei 2025
⛅ 73 °F
Hoogte: 755 ft
Spanje Santiago de Compostela 42.876384, -8.53908242°52’35” N 8°32’21” W
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A couple of others that I met early on while walking from Lisbon arrived today. I met both Kristina from Slovakia (I met her on day two) and Cliff from Australia on the plaza.

Angie, Jzionna and I took a few pics in front of the Cathedral.

Dinner at La Galiciana again, because it's a perfect place for a group - especially when you don't know how many will show up.Meer informatie
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Jzionna's Wanderings I'm so glad to have shared this time with you two!💖
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ReizigerMe too!!
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Laurie Reynolds Where did all the people go? Beautiful sunshine!
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 mei 2025 om 17:28
☀️ 84 °F
Hoogte: 1.332 ft
Portugal Braga 41.554776, -8.37694541°33’17” N 8°22’37” W
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28 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
I took a Bolt car to visit the Santuário do Bom Jesus do Monte which was a little bit out of the city, and we'll worth the visit, even in the heat - it was at least 95F today.

The Santuário is located in a beautiful park on the slopes of Mount Espinho.

There's a small lake, walkways, and a man made grotto, but the star of the show is the church, or more specifically, the series of stairs leading up to it.

My driver dropped me off at the top so I didn't have to scale the 573 steps up in the heat. Though I could have taken the funicular if I had been dropped off at the bottom.

I did walk down, and took pictures at each landing.

After descending the stairs there was a very pretty walkway (fortunately with a lot of shade). Along the walkway were some small buildings, which I finally realized we're chapels. Within each one was a biblical scene.Meer informatie
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Jzionna's WanderingsMost beautiful place! And turtles!! So gorgeous!
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Reiziger Wow!
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Reiziger That’s beautiful
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 mei 2025
☀️ 86 °F
Hoogte: 636 ft
Portugal Braga 41.551058, -8.42800441°33’4” N 8°25’41” W
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28 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
I took the bus to Braga to see what it has to offer and liked what I saw.
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Jzionna's Wanderings I like this! Nice!
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Reiziger I think the bathroom is bigger than the bedroom! 😂🤣
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Reiziger Yummmmm
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Dag 36
donderdag 29 mei 2025 om 14:05
☀️ 90 °F
Hoogte: 72 ft
Portugal Ponte de Lima 41.767502, -8.58309941°46’3” N 8°34’59” W
Camino Part II Ponte de Lima
29 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
I had originally planned to walk from Braga to Ponte de Lima over two days, but with the heatwave going on I decided to take the bus there so I could shorten my initial days of this second part of my Camino.

When I walked the Central Route of the Camino Portuguese in 2019 it was kind of a rushed trip, and one of the places that I wasn't able to fully appreciate was Ponte de Lima, so I decided that it would be the starting point of Part II.

As I was walking to the bus station in Braga around noon I spotted a pharmacy thermometer that read 37C, which is 97F! I was glad that I had changed my plans and wasn't walking.

Unfortunately, it was too hot to get out and explore much in Ponte de Lima.Meer informatie
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Dag 37
vrijdag 30 mei 2025 om 15:40
☀️ 82 °F
Hoogte: 495 ft
Portugal Ponte de Lima 41.841302, -8.59513441°50’29” N 8°35’42” W
Camino Portuguese Part II - Day One
30 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Ponte de Lima to Labruja
~9.75 km/6 miles

Since I took the bus to Ponte de Lima instead of walking I was able to split my planned 27.6 km day into two walking days. Today's walk was very short.

I had booked a guest house in Labruja and though I wanted to get a fairly early start to beat the heat I was worried that I would get there too early. But I sent the owner a WhatsApp message around 9 am asking if I could leave my backpack until my room was ready. She responded promptly that I was welcome to come in whenever I got there, and that my room was already ready.

There was quite a bit of elevation gain over the 9.75 km, so I was happy that I was walking before the day heated up.

It was a really nice walk through a lush green valley.

When I arrived at the guesthouse there were signs directing me to the back door, which was open. No one was home, so I didn't know which room was mine, so I sent the owner another message, and she told me that I could choose any of the three guest rooms. So I picked the room with the prettiest bed. 😊

After a shower and washing my clothes I decided to set out for the only place to eat in the area - a small store/café which was about 20 minutes away.

On the way there I had to cross a small stream on a suspension bridge, and I noticed some trails down by the stream. After my lunch of a ham and cheese sandwich, chips, and a Coke I decided to explore the trails on my way back. I discovered that there was a small "Ecovia" along the stream, and like the Route of Stone and Water there were old watermills on either side.

It was getting pretty hot again, so I was glad that I was able to explore the area without my backpack.

It seemed that I might be the only guest at the house that day until about 5 pm, when Julie, a young German woman arrived. I was happy to have the company! Our hostess made us a dinner of steak, fried egg, plain spaghetti noodles, and salad. I smooshed my egg into my pasta and topped it with parmesan cheese, which tasted quite good.Meer informatie
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Dag 37
vrijdag 30 mei 2025 om 15:45
☀️ 82 °F
Hoogte: 495 ft
Portugal Ponte de Lima 41.841302, -8.59513441°50’29” N 8°35’42” W
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The Ecovia near Labruja
30 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
ReizigerWhat a nice discovery!
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ReizigerIt would have been nicer on a cooler day!
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Dag 38
zaterdag 31 mei 2025
☁️ 84 °F
Hoogte: 141 ft
Portugal Valença 41.978546, -8.63462141°58’43” N 8°38’5” W
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Camino Part II - Day Two
31 mei, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Labruja to Paços
~17.8 km/11 miles

I walked with Julie from my guesthouse today, but she wants to squeeze in the Spiritual Variant and still arrive in Santiago on June 6th, so she walked farther than I did. So, I won't see her again until Santiago.

Today was the day with the steepest, gnarliest climb of the Portuguese Camino, and I was happy to do it in the morning. When I walked this route in 2019 that climb came at the end of a hot day when I walked over 30 km/19 miles!

I spent the night at a really cool albergue called Quinta Estrada Romana which had a nice communal dinner.Meer informatie
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ReizigerTerri, I love the fact that you’re taking the slow lane on this bit of your time in Portugal. I remember passing through Labruja when I walked the Centrale last year, and as with you previously, we tend to rush through these places as we head to that day’s final destination.
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Dag 39
zondag 1 juni 2025 om 17:22
⛅ 79 °F
Hoogte: 121 ft
Spanje O Porriño 42.161881, -8.62026842°9’43” N 8°37’13” W
Camino Part II - Day Three
1 juni, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Paços to O Porriño
~26 km/16 miles

I got an early start in hopes of beating the heat, but the heat wave broke, and the temperature was very pleasant for walking - plus there was a lot of shade along the route.

I arrived in Valença, the last town on the Camino in Portugal very early, while everything in the walled old town was closed. I walked the ramparts that surround the town, and coukd see the Spanish town of Tui across the river.

After leaving Valença I walked across the bridge which joins Portugal and Spain.

A while after leaving Tui there was quite a dramatic increase in pilgrims on the trail, since many who want to walk the final 100 km to receive their Compostela certificate start there.

I met Brad from San Diego (he started from Porto, not Tui) whom I identified as American by the Trader Joe's sunscreen spray sticking out of his backpack.

Not long after meeting Brad we came to the turn-off for a slightly longer, but more scenic variant along the river where Jen, another American seemed to be debating her options. I urged her to come with us on the variant, and we had a great time walking together.

Brad and I both had places booked in O Porriño, but Jen had cobbled together her own itinerary, and took a bus to Vigo after the three of us had some tapas together.Meer informatie
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ReizigerI absolutely loved the cat and magpie video!
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zondag 1 juni 2025 om 17:42
⛅ 79 °F
Hoogte: 121 ft
Spanje O Porriño 42.161881, -8.62026842°9’43” N 8°37’13” W
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Dag 40
maandag 2 juni 2025 om 18:01
⛅ 73 °F
Hoogte: 26 ft
Spanje A Calle 42.340411, -8.61066942°20’25” N 8°36’38” W
Camino Part II - Day Four
2 juni, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
O Porriño to Pontesampaio
~23.4 km/14.5 miles

Part of today's walk was a repeat of my Day 25 on Part I. The Coastal and Central routes join at Redondela. On my first time through I stayed in Arcade. This time I stayed across the river in Pontesampaio.

All morning as I was walking I was thinking about having lunch at the restaurant with the robot servers, which had really good burgers. But when I was about an hour away I realized that it was Monday, and many restaurants are closed on Mondays. Unfortunately, that was true of this restaurant. 😔Meer informatie
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Dag 41
dinsdag 3 juni 2025 om 18:30
☁️ 68 °F
Hoogte: 92 ft
Spanje Pontevedra 42.431888, -8.64315942°25’55” N 8°38’35” W
Camino Part II - Day Five
3 juni, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Pontesampaio to Pontevedra
~11.5 km/7 miles

Another day of repeat scenery to Pontevedra. I had only walked through when I was here 12 days earlier, knowing that I would have a chance to spend more time here later.

I met a couple of women as I turned off to take the river variant into Pontevedra - Rosemary from Vancouver Island, and Marian from the Netherlands. We walked together and agreed to meet for dinner. I also invited Brad from San Diego, who I hadn't seen since O Porriño since he had stayed in different places the last couple of days.Meer informatie
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