First Rainy Day
26 mars, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 9 °CLeft 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. ThereLäs mer
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. ThereLäs mer
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 veryLäs mer
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 placeLäs mer
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 endedLäs mer
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.
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 anotherLäs mer
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 atLäs mer
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 mightLäs mer
Resenär So beautiful! We also stayed there and treasured that stamp!
Resenär Yes and they have the John Brierly room!
Resenär 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!