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    • Traveler2022 Camino Portuguese
      Day 19

      It's a Covid Camino 😢

      May 22, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Thursday night my nose was a bit stuffed up. Out of an abundance of caution I used one of the Covid test kits that I had brought with me after I arrived at the wonderful, but remote Watermill Moinho Garcia albergue. I was surprised, but not totally shocked to see a positive result.

      Fortunately, I had booked a private room so that my cooties were contained. The host at the albergue suggested that I could probably find a place to stay in Estarreja - a good sized town with all services I would need that I could walk to in a couple of hours.

      I found a nice apartment on booking.com that I booked for four nights. After that I will retest and reevaluate the situation.

      Other than mild cold symptoms I mostly just want to sleep. I slept over 11 hours last night!      Read more

    • TravelerTerry’s 2024 Camino Portuguese
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      Day 17

      25 km's to Agueda!

      April 1 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      It was a hard walk today due to most cafe bars being closed, and the amount of road walking required. Yesterday most people were at mass, then seemed to spend the day at home. Today was another holiday, where everyone seemed to be travelling to a big family celibration. There was a band going door to door, I guess telling each household that it was time to celibrate. Walking thru one town, a bunch of people were arriving at this one house for a big celibration. They were all dressed up. As I was walking by, the father came out and wanted me to stay for beers, wine, food etc...! I still had 12 km's to go to get to my albergue target, and it was already getting late. So I gratefully declined knowing that after so.e dri ks, wine, food, etc... that I would never be able to get there. Anyway I am at a very nice albergue tonight.Read more

    • TravelerTerry’s 2024 Camino Portuguese
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      Day 18

      I Yam What I Yam!

      April 2 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      It was a rainy and muddy walk thru
      the endless eucalyptus forest today, but I did find this great pic of Popeye! I Yam what I Yam, a pilgrim. After being drenched on the 26 km walk, I arrived here at a very nice donativo albergue run by a fellow pilgrim named Paul. He cooked a very good dinner for us all, and told us alot about Portugal. Only 20 km's for tomorrow.Read more

    • TravelerTerry’s 2024 Camino Portuguese
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      Day 19

      A Sunny Day!

      April 3 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      I had to take it easy today, and only did 18 km's to Sao Joao da Madiera. The albergue here is very different. It is in a room in a wing of a hospital! I hope it is not an insane asylum, or I might not get out! It is called Santa Casa da Misericordia. Google it and somebody let me know. In 2 more days I will be in Porto. Just a straight forward sunny walk today. Have a look at the pics.Read more

    • Camino Portuguese
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      Day 9–11

      AVEIRO

      April 9 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

      The bright sunshine and warmer temps made for a promising day on the Camino. However, things took an unexpected turn when the fine gravel turned to rough rocks and ruts; the inevitable happened - a flat tire. Fortunately, there was a spare tube replacement, and John, an experienced tire-changing expert, came to the rescue.

      Despite the setback, we continued, enjoying the ever-changing landscape interposed with quaint villages and the occasional pilgrim. While climbing a steep hill, I was halted again when the chain fell off. John continued on, too far off to hear my cry for help. In the distance on the hiking trail, I could hear pilgrims whistling to get his attention. Thankfully, he heard them and made his way back. A stick, the culprit this time.

      For the next hour, we bounced our way through a gorgeous but oddly quiet trail, except for the occasional bleating of a baby goat, and joked about things happening in threes. When we arrived at the next town, I looked down, and my phone was gone! It had popped off my Quad Lock, last location, 45 minutes ago. The chances of finding it were slim to none, but we decided it was worth the effort, especially given our protection thus far. I was less than enthusiastic to retrace our route through the rough cratered hills, but it had to be where it was lost. We asked two lone pilgrims to no avail. As I turned up the path, I heard John speaking to someone and could see one of the two women pull a phone from her sack. She found it!! The same two women who whistled a few hours earlier....our Camino angels, interceded no doubt by Our Lady of Fatima! She told us about losing her phone the year before on a Camino and recalled the dreaded feeling. She was determined to find the owner in the next alberge, but there could be no chance of finding us on our biking route. After the harrowing morning, we needed a nourishment break. We stopped at the next local Churrascaria and enjoyed a hearty lunch of meat, meat, and more meat, and reflected on the day's blessings.

      One of the best things about a Camino is getting to do it YOUR way. We decided to give the bikes and our bodies a break. Aveiro was the perfect place to do so.      Read more

    • TravelerRoadtrip Spanien und Portugal
      Day 25

      Letzter Tag in Portugal

      April 16 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

      Heute Nacht war es ziemlich kalt, etwa 11 Grad und morgens noch lange Nebel. Wir nutzen die Zeit zum kuscheln, Karten spielen, quatschen...herrlich so in den Tag hinein zu leben. Mittags geht es dann nach Aveiro, einer zuckersüßen Stadt, die ein bisschen was von Holland und Venedig hat. Auch hier gibt es wieder viele von den wunderschönen Mosaikhäusern. Wir kaufen letzte Souvenirs aus Portugal, bevor es am Nachmittag zum Leuchtturm und Strand geht. Kaum zu glauben, dass unsere Zeit in Portugal schon wieder zu Ende geht. Morgen geht's Richtung Spanien und die 5000 km Marke wird geknackt.Read more

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    • Traveler2022 Camino Portuguese
      Day 14

      Conímbriga to Coimbra 16.3 km

      May 17, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      This was a short pleasant walk, though a little warmer without the cloud cover of the last couple of days.

      Coimbra is a large university town with lots to see. Unfortunately, I set myself the task of buying a new Fitbit here - the strap on mine broke and I lost it somewhere along the way. I thought that it would be as easy as going to a Decathlon store and buying one there since I had seen the same model as the one I lost on their website. But it turned out that they only had a different model - one without an altimeter that tracks the number of floors climbed. The salesperson there did tell me to check a store in the big shopping mall across the street, and they had one left! But this little shopping expedition ended up consuming a couple of hours in the afternoon, so I didn't have the time or energy to do much sightseeing.

      I did enjoy a nice alfresco dinner accompanied by people watching with another pilgrim.      Read more

    • El Camino
      Day 18

      Day 15/4 Agueda to Albergaria a Nova

      May 18, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      We started our day at 7:00 in a light mist and 18°C. Not wet enough for rain gear, but humid enough to cover my glasses with water. Our plan was to do a short 16 km walk to Albergaria-a-Velha and then Uber to Aveiro to enjoy a better choice of restaurants and accommodations, because today was no ordinary day on the Camino. Today my lovely wife turns sixty!

      As soon as we left Agueda, the path took a sharp upward route and had us climbing up 75 meters in only 3/4 km. My companions, who tell me they've already contended with much worse, made the climb look easy. Me, not so much. Our first opportunity for coffee came only 4 kms into the walk, so we decided to move straight on to the next, only 7.6 kms away.

      As we passed through the little town of Mourisca, we were astounded by the size and beauty of some very old mansions along the way. Some were pristine, others need a little TLC and a couple were abandoned and in complete disrepair. One looked like it could have been lifted from a Hitchcock movie. We had to wonder why so much wealth was at one time drawn to this out of the way little burg.

      After Mourisca we were treated to a short time on an ancient Roman road, flanked on both sides by a completely intact stone wall. On one side was a beautiful pond dotted with lily pads and off in the distance, atop a hill, was the local place of worship.

      As we traversed a bridge, overlooking the landscape in the distance we couldn't help but admire nature's beauty, despite being partially shrouded in mist.

      Since our 7km coffee stop turned out to be non-existant, we continued on to the 10km mark where we finally succeeded in getting an infusion of very good, and very welcome, caffeine. While there, the group decided it would be a better idea to finish our day in Albergaria-a-Nova, 7.5 kms past our original destination. We arrived there at around 1:30, stopped for a quick celebratory pint and then Ubered into Aveiro, straight to Cha & Bolachas, where we had lunch. Brenda had found this little restaurant that offers vegan and gluten free options, so it was a must for her special day. Although we all wanted a light lunch, the different bruschetta plates we all ordered were very substantial and so good that our plates were virtually licked clean. Before leaving, we all ordered a slice of gluten free cake to take away to top off tonight's dinner.

      After checking in, we started the birthday celebrations with a bottle of Vinho Verde at The Iron Duke Pub. Champagne was in order, but when in Portugal...

      Dinner was at Food K'Ort, an Indian restaurant located a one minute walk from our hotel. The food was delicious, plentiful and served by the most entertaining waiter I can ever recall having. We topped off the meal, and the evening, with a resounding version of Happy Birthday, as much of the gluten free birthday cake as we could eat, and a complimentary glass of Brandy from the chef. And just as we were about to leave, Happy Birthday and an accompanying video began playing on the house TV.

      A pretty darn good day all around.      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Camino Portuguese
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      Day 16

      Sernadelo to Águeda 23.6 km

      May 19, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Not a lot to report.
      Really pleasant walking weather today. Sunny, but not hot. In fact I felt a chill in the air when I started at 6:30 this morning.

      I met up with Tracy, a woman from Colorado and we walked about 5 miles together to a town where we thought that there should be a café. We weren't finding anything, but heard a woman in her yard calling her cats, and decided to ask her. She told us that the restaurant had closed, but she had just made coffee, and did we want some? Not being much of a coffee drinker, I declined, but Tracy stayed and had coffee. She also offered the use of her bathroom, and that was an offer I accepted!

      I walked alone again for maybe a half hour until I met up with Tom from Toronto who I had met yesterday. It didn't seem long before we arrived in Águeda, where we stopped to have a bite to eat before checking into our respective accommodations. We were quickly joined by several others, and made a plan to meet up later this afternoon.

      Águeda is a cute little town with all services, several restaurants, grocery stores, etc. I'm a little disappointed because my friends Tina and Roel were here last September and I had seen pictures that they took at the time of the main shopping street with brightly colored umbrellas overhead. When I checked in at the hotel, the receptionist said that they don't put them up until June.

      I'm staying at a nice place and my room has a lovely little balcony!      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Camino Portuguese
      Day 20

      My biggest accomplishment today

      May 23, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      The apartment that I'm staying in has a combination microwave/regular oven with a dial with what looks like hieroglyphics!
      I had to reset the router because Netflix stopped working and while looking for the router I found the user manual for the oven. Now I can cook the pizza that I bought!Read more

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    Distrito de Aveiro, Aveiro

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