Let’s Camino … Porto to Santiago

Not to worry, we weren’t kidnapped. Arriving in Santiago was a little more emotional than I expected. Between the emotions, exhaustion, visiting of the cities, we really hadn’t stopped. I ended up putting away my phone and focusing on soaking in the last few days of our adventure. … A Picarãna is where we left…

Caldas de Reis to Picarãna de Cruce – 29 km We were planing on stopping in Padron today. Meaning our walk would have been 19.1 km. Instead, we fell back into old routines, walking without stopping and nearly made it into Padron before taking our first break. Part of the problem is that there are…

Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis 22.2 km Pontevedra is a beautiful city. When you first arrive, you enter through a sea of sky rises which quickly open up to a large arrondissement. Front and centre we were greeted by the 18th century pilgrim chapel, La Peregrina. We went in, asked to have our pilgrim passports…

After the day yesterday we found ourselves at a Mexican restaurant sipping margaritas last night. Let me tell you, they were delicious. We wondered Arcade last night. The city is dull. A few restaurants are lively but as a whole, it’s dull. We’ve been caught a few times paying ridiculously high prices for food, the…

I received some really crushing news today. A dear family friend, someone who has been there for me since my father passed away, crossed over to the other side. He lived hardships that no one should have to go through and yet found a way to have a great life. He was a teacher, a…

Yesterday we entered into Tui Spain, from Valença, Portugal. Portugal was nice, but I’m a Spain girl. The paths are easier under foot, I say that but today was more or less completely asphalt; However, walking less cobblestone is a blessing. The architecture is older, the way between Porto and Tui is surprisingly filled with…

As My friend Karen just pointed out to me, “it’s good to be reminded of the strength it takes to do beautiful things.” Today we had a 750m ascent from Ponte de Lima into Rubiães. Despite a few challenging spots, it was a beautiful climb. The cobble stone streets in Portugal we’ve been walking though,…