Day 1 Porto to Labruge

We had a beautiful first day on the Camino! We set off from the Cathedral in Porto around 9:00 after meeting sweet Tsuyoshi from Japan in the square outside the church. We talked for a few minutes, then he was on his way.
The weather was perfect and we walked at a good pace, stopping to buy some cheese and a cucumber to add to the bread, olives, and grapes that we had carried from the Mercado yesterday. It was a late lunch, around 3:30, and before we knew it, we were walking up to the municipal albergue in Labruge. Very happy to see Tsuyoshi here 😄. Now he and Cory have walked back to the sea to watch the sunset. I’m sitting in the courtyard resting my feet 👣.
Tomorrow, we are skipping a stage and taking an Uber to Barcelinos (last year, the stage out of Labruge was unpleasant because of all the road walking).
Our distance today was 27 km / 17 miles. I walked in my sandals! But tomorrow, shoes for the 21 km walk.Read more