Camino Portuguese 2025

Tomar to Calvinos
~11 km/6.8 miles

This was a short, semi-rest day. I didn't worry about waking up early because I only had a short distance to cover.

Just as I was about to eat breakfast around 9:00 Kelly messaged me that she would be arriving on the bus from Fátima at 9:33, so after I ate I walked towards the bus stop to meet up with her. She is staying in Tomar tonight, but we will connect again in a few days because she will walk the same distance that I've divided into three days into two days.

I got on the trail about 10am, and it was a very nice walk along the river, then up (and down) some dirt roads. It finally rained for real, but it was the kind of light rain that you can ignore until you realize that you are actually getting wet. So out came the rain gear and umbrella. There was a gentle rain most of the time until I reached Calvinos.

I had been instructed to call the hospitalero when I arrived, and I was glad that there was a covered area to wait until he arrived because it started raining harder.

This is a really nice albergue with ten beds, lockers, a great kitchen, and wonderful showers.

I was able to shower, wash some clothes and get situated with no one else here. Then I decided that I needed to go look for food. The apps and Gronze website indicated that there was some kind of café here, but it didn't really have much to offer. However, a tiny store was also a part of it. I ended up buying a couple of cans of Portuguese bean soup/stew and some other items. The soup also has some pork (I'm not sure I want to know which parts of the pig) and sausage.

When I got back to the albergue anotger pilgrim was just approaching - Evan from Australia who is a retired GP. After he got registered I offered to walk back to the store with him. He also bought bean soup, and we also bought dessert and wine.

I finally got caught up with my blog posts from the last couple of days before we heated our dinner in the microwave.

The rain and wind have been pretty steady all afternoon/evening, but it's nice and cozy in the albergue.Meer informatie