PortugalDistrito de LeiriaAlvaiázere39°49’33” N 8°22’54” W 26 mars, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Left the albergue in Calvinos this morning after a light breakfast of a cup of coffee a banana and some juice that I had bought last night. It was a beautiful albergue, but only 2 of us there. ThereEn savoir plus
PortugalDistrito de LeiriaAlvorge39°58’41” N 8°27’21” W 27 mars, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The rain was on and off again today, along with some very high winds. In the ucalyptus tree forest, many were cracking in the wind. I thought for sure that some would come down. I made it to a veryEn savoir plus
PortugalDistrito de CoimbraCondeixa-A-NovaCondeixa-a-Nova40°6’22” N 8°29’16” W 28 mars, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
It was a rainy 22 km's again today. When I arrived at Conimbriga, most of my stuff was very damp. At the hostel tonight, many of the people that I have met on and off were all at the same placeEn savoir plus
PortugalCoimbraArco Almedina40°12’31” N 8°25’43” W 29 mars, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
It was a fairly quick walk into Coimbra today. The only excitement today was when I seen Karen from Holland walking towards me going the wrong way. I asked what was up? She was nervous because thereEn savoir plus
PortugalCoimbraArco Almedina40°12’31” N 8°25’42” W 30 mars, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
It was nice to sleep in a bit today. It was going to be a no walking day, but I did walk 4 km to the decathalon store and back. The rest of the day was just wondering around Coimbra. A few of us endedEn savoir plus
PortugalDistrito de AveiroMealhada40°23’28” N 8°27’1” W 31 mars, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It was an uneventfull walk to Mealhada today. I met Jorge and his wife Charo from Argentina on the path tho. Jorge has done 9 caminos, and his wife 6! Lots of people in the albergue tonight.
PortugalDistrito de AveiroÁgueda40°34’56” N 8°27’4” W 1 avril, 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 anotherEn savoir plus
Voyageur I'm glad to hear that locals are so inviting. They probably would have put you up for the night had you stayed.🤷♀️
Voyageur Portugese people are so kind in that way. We were walking in a heat wave and had run out of water when we were invited to a farm picnic. We had 5k more but imbibed with the locals and they even had Fado! One of the great experiences of my life but the last 5k was brutal.
PortugalDistrito de AveiroBranca40°45’48” N 8°29’9” W 2 avril, 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 atEn savoir plus
3 avril, 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 mightEn savoir plus
PortugalDistrito do PortoGrijó41°1’34” N 8°34’51” W 4 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It was an uneventfull walk to Gijo today. It was only 19 km's, and only 16 km's for tomorrow to get to Porto. Doing 35 all at once looked like too much. Especially since it was mostly road walking. ItEn savoir plus
Voyageur I think that's the albergue we stayed in too. It was pretty skeezy when we were there. We had a traditional family meal next door which was fantastic. We wouldn't have known if the Portugese guy staying at the albergue hadn't have organized it.
Voyageur So beautiful! We also stayed there and treasured that stamp!
Voyageur Yes and they have the John Brierly room!
Voyageur Yes! The owner is quite the character ! I bought a Portuguese Lisbon patch for my backpack from him which I'm grateful to have as I didn't find them in Santiago .We ate dinner at the chicken place next door, which was a great meal. The friends we made at that Alberghe became friends for life!