camino de santiago
Portugués Camino Day 18
Day18 – Santiago de Compostela, 10.65 mi, 26836 steps. The Last Day We left before 7a because we didn’t want to repeat arriving cooked. Yesterday afternoon, it was in the...
Portugués Camino Day 17: Retracing the River Route of St. James’ Bones
Day 17 - VILANOVA DE AROUSA - PADRÓN, 25.5 miles (16.5 by boat, 9 walking), 20,606 steps. “Your boat leaves at 7am,” she told us yesterday, explaining about tomorrow's 10am...
Portugués Camino Day 16: Sweaty Steps & Sacred Stones
Day 16 RIBADUMIA - VILANOVA DE AROUSA, 12 miles, 27,735 Steps. “The seats are complete,” she told us as I looked around the mostly empty café, inside and air-conditioned. She...
Portugués Camino Day 15: The Path of Stone and Water
DAY 15 ARMENTEIRA - RIBADUMIA, 7.38 miles 17999 steps. Even as we walked today, I wondered how on Earth I would be able to write about the beauty of this...
Portugués Camino Day14: The Art of Doing Nothing – A Camino Zero Day
DAY 14: ZERO IN ARMENTEIRA 0.0 Miles 5,793 Steps Taking a zero-day was so good. We had a planned Sleep Sabbath, which means we stay in bed as long as our bodies...
Portugués Camino Day13: Suzanne, Sixty & Slackpacking into Armenteira
DAY 13 PONTEVEDRA – ARMENTEIRA 8.67 miles, 19,651 steps. After 13 days on Camino, it’s almost time for a zero day. We knew today had the potential to be a...
Portugués Camino Day12: Roman Roads & Modern Pilgrims
DAY 12 ARCADE TO PONTEVEDRA, 12.35 miles, 26,890 Steps. Water spiders lit by the sunlight streaming in The Way was hilly today, and at the top of a several of...
Portuguese Camino Day11: “Leave No Trace” on Camino
DAY 11: REDONDELA TO ARCADE – 7.53 miles, 16827 steps For the first week or so, I planned the route and stages, but now Suzanne, who is a gifted planner,...
Portuguese Camino Day10: The New Pilgrims Begin
DAY 10 ORBENLLE - (South of) REDONDELA 13.44 MILES, 31030 STEPS. New Pilgrims, a New Way Its official, we're less than 100k from Santiago! Today a different version of the...
Portuguese Camino Day9: An Enchanted Night at Casa Alternativo
DAY 9: SÃO PEDRO DA TORRE, PORTUGAL –ORBENLLE, SPAIN 12.2 miles. 36,181 steps. The jailed Jesus Caged Stone Crosses and Crucifixes On the hour long walk to Valença do Minho...