Dos Perigrinos

Dos Perigrinos

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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 16
- mercoledì 29 maggio 2024
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 866 ft
- Spagna Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela 42.880405, -8.54407542°52’49” N 8°32’39” W
The End
29 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
It was a great trip! Here are our passports or “credentials”. Since of course Jay and I were traveling together, they are virtually identical.
When you are walking a camino you use these to gain access to the albergues (hostels for pilgrims). Then you get a stamp at each place you stay (and cafes and bars) to prove at the end of the camino you have walked (or rode a bike or horse) the required distance to get your Compostela (100km if walking or 200km if riding a bike or horse). We also both received our distance certificates that confirmed we walked 240 kilometers (150 miles) and our Compostela Certificates (documents from the 13th century written in Latin to prove we completed a pilgrimage.
The passports and certificates are great, but of course the real rewards are the great memories of people and places.
Thank you Jay for all the great memories!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 15
- martedì 28 maggio 2024
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 787 ft
- Spagna Praza do Obradoiro 42.880424, -8.545942°52’50” N 8°32’45” W
Day 12, To Santiago
28 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Camino Portuguese day 12: to Santiago

Today was the final day of this Camino and it also was the most difficult. We knew it would be a difficult day (over 25k) and up up up virtually all the way. Fortunately we got a very early start so we avoided (some) of the heat of the day. It actually ended up being over 30k and over 50,000 steps. Although in full disclosure some of those steps were done dancing in the evening.
That of course leads me back to the great part. Arriving in Santiago you are surrounded by people from all around the world that have walked the multiple routes to end up in Santiago. They are all experiencing the same tumble of emotions; joy, sadness, and the combination of a great sense of completion and exhaustion. There is also always the sense of joy and sadness of the friends you have crossed paths with during the journey and knowledge you very possibly will not cross paths again.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 14
- lunedì 27 maggio 2024
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitudine: 56 ft
- Spagna Padrón 42.738956, -8.66307542°44’20” N 8°39’47” W
Day 11, To Padrón
27 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Camino Portuguese Day 11: To Padron.

As we get closer to Santiago the crowds on the Camino have continued to increase, yet we seem to run into our friends we have met during our Camino around every turn. We can’t stop at a cafe for coffee, lunch or dinner without being greeted by one or more of the 20 or so folks from around the world that have shared this walk. Tomorrow we will arrive in Santiago and I already know the joy of arriving will be surpassed by the knowledge that it’s the end of this journey with many new friends and a great trip with my brother.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 13
- domenica 26 maggio 2024
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitudine: 69 ft
- Spagna Río Bermaña 42.603119, -8.64286242°36’11” N 8°38’34” W
Day 10, To Caldas de Reis
26 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Camino Portuguese Day 10: to Caldas de Reis

Another really good day on the Camino! We’ve walked a little over 25k today, but that included a little walking around. The day started with a foggy morning but turned into a pretty day with lots of trails through nature past vineyards and scarecrows. (I’m not sure if they had brains). Of course, meeting more new friends and revisiting over a beer with folks we met earlier on the trail is always a highlight.
Caldas de Reis has been known for a millennium for its hot springs. They had a small area that was perfect for Perigrinos to soak their feet in the hot water after a long day walking. Of course, I had to partake.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 12
- sabato 25 maggio 2024
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitudine: 56 ft
- Spagna Plaza de la Estrella 42.433743, -8.64582542°26’1” N 8°38’45” W
Day 9, To Pontevedra
25 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Camino Day 9: to Pontevedra.
I would say today was one of my favorite days so far. It was a beautiful walk today to Pontevedra. Much of it was on natural trails. It also was not too long (about 20k), so we got to our accommodations for the night about 2:30 after eating lunch nearby. Since we passed the 100 kilometer mark yesterday the Camiño is definitely getting more crowded. We are seeing lots of new faces excited to be starting their journey as well as folks we met previously.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 11
- venerdì 24 maggio 2024
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitudine: 482 ft
- Spagna Praia de Cesantes 42.316448, -8.60781242°18’59” N 8°36’28” W
Day 8, To Casa di Mina (Redondela)
24 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
“The walk continues…. Day 8: Today we walked from Porriño to Redondela.” That was all I wrote for my initial social media post I tried to do each evening before going to bed. I was obviously tired…
It actually was an eventful 21k day. Early on we passed the 100 kilometer mark from Santiago. For the great majority of pilgrims that walk the various Caminos to Santiago, that is where they start. The final 100k is what the Catholic Church requires to consider it a pilgrimage and to receive your Compostela when you arrive. The walk was a combination of trails and roadways until we arrived at Casa di Mina about 5k after Redondela. It was a great place to stay. Nice hosts, good food and wine, and most importantly, comfortable beds.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 10
- giovedì 23 maggio 2024
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitudine: 174 ft
- Spagna Igrexa de Santa Maria 42.159252, -8.62109242°9’33” N 8°37’16” W
Day 7, To O Porriño
23 maggio 2024, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Camino Portuguese day 7: to O Porriño
Today was an especially long day, it was just over 31k or about 19 1/4 miles. For you step counters, todays walk was just less than 45,000 steps. That’s about a third more than I like, but it’s what worked out best when planning the stages (days) for this Camino. The fun parts were we made it to Spain yea! It just feels cool to be walking into another country. Just before walking across the bridge to Spain we took a quick walk around a Portuguese fortress in Valença. We saw a couple of Roman bridges and several medieval ones. This area is full of ancient canals that were used for trade and transportation. Some of the canals have virtually filled with silt over the millennia and you could tell where a thousand years (or more…) of carts and people have worn wheel & feet tracks into the stone in the surrounding roads. There was one place where the Camino split. Going left was a little longer but more scenic, so that was our choice. Even so, today had lots of walking on the narrow shoulder of roads. Not our favorite. Tomorrow we walk to Redondela. Less than 18k. Yea! Our feet need a break.Leggi altro
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Where did you stay in Porrino? [Jennifer]
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 9
- mercoledì 22 maggio 2024
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Altitudine: 141 ft
- Portogallo Paços 41.978592, -8.63458841°58’43” N 8°38’5” W
Day 6, To Albergue Quinta Estrada
22 maggio 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Camino Portuguese day 6: to Albergue Quinta Estrada Romana

Today was supposedly a shorter day (about 19k). However, it was a very vertical day, with lots of up up ups and down down downs. That did make it a bit more challenging, but the trails were really beautiful. All in all, I’ll take a long vertical climb through the woods any day, vs. a few minutes on a skinny shoulder of a busy road. We walked over a couple of Roman bridges that are thousands of years old, past monuments where pilgrims have left stones to represent their loved ones and things they have chosen to leave behind, and of course, many many churches. We saw old cork trees and baby sheep. We drank good wine and ate good food with new friends we met today, and some we met days ago on the Camino. We walked in rain and under sunny blue skies. It was an excellent day.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 8
- martedì 21 maggio 2024 09:33
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitudine: 381 ft
- Portogallo Rio Mestre 41.836327, -8.59712241°50’11” N 8°35’50” W
Day 5, To Labruja
21 maggio 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Camino Portuguese Day 5: To Labruja.

Today started with a nice breakfast at our albergue, Casa da Fernanda before heading out on our 24k (about 17 miles and just over 40k steps) day. It was rainy in the morning but part of the time our trail took us through fields of Calla Lily’s (big white flowers) and over hanging Brazil white angel trumpet flowers. (They were actually yellow). It was pretty magical. Around lunchtime the rain stopped before we arrived in Ponte de Lima where we stopped for lunch and ran into friends we had met on previous days. Ponte de Lima is a really charming town that we were told is the oldest in Portugal. After crossing the 2000 year old bridge (considered to be the most important monument in Portugal) we continued on through primarily rural dirt and cobblestone pathways. Around 5:30 arrived at Quinta Labruja. It’s a remodeled building that is the oldest in the village and is reported to have served as a small shop for pilgrims 300 years ago. Quinta Labruja translates to English as “Witch’s Fifth”. The owners did a great job using the witch motif as a theme for decorating when they turned it into a small private hotel with two rooms. They also served a nice dinner for the other two guests and Jay and I. Tomorrow, we are off to another albergue, Passos Albergue Quinta Estrada Romana. In theory, it’s less than an 18k walk.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Camino Portuguese
- Mostra viaggio
- Aggiungi alla lista dei desideriRimuovi dalla lista dei desideri
- Condividi
- Giorno 6
- domenica 19 maggio 2024
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitudine: 331 ft
- Portogallo Poiares 41.668209, -8.62487241°40’6” N 8°37’30” W
Day 4, To “Casa da Fernanda”
19 maggio 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Another beautiful day on the Camino Portuguese. We left our room in Barcelos at 8am and stopped by the bar next door for a croissant and coffee. Tonight we are staying at our first real Albergue; Casa da Fernanda.

The day started by us leaving the city then making our way past rock wall lined rural lanes as we moved more into the countryside. We’re obviously in wine country with vineyards all around. Finally, we arrived at our Albergue, Casa da Fernanda. There are 12 beds in shared spaces. One room with 4 beds and another with 8. Jay and I are in the smaller space with a young couple from Belgium.
There is also one Italian guy and two elderly women from Canada. (Those two have each done around 15 Camino’s!) There are also five women from Brazil that are part of a hiking club.
Tonight after a wonderful communal dinner, a guitar was passed around and the Belgium woman played and we sang old John Denver and other great sing-along songs. This albergue pretty much sums up the difference in staying at private accommodations vs. albergues. At an albergue you may lose privacy (and possibly an insuite toilet) but you gain friendship and community. For me, I like a mix of the two. If I were 30 years younger, I’d stay at an albergue every time. In any case, today was really fun.
Tomorrow we’re off to Labruga.Leggi altro
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