13k   What a magical day on the Camino. We left the parade of pilgrims to turn onto the Spiritual Variant of the Camino Portuguese Route. After leaving the hotel in Pontevedra, I saw a familiar person in the distance. “That can’t be Robin, can it?” I asked C. Sure enough we caught up with…

I can’t believe on our last Camino we didn’t have a rest day until after 10 days of walking. This is our second rest day. Perhaps it’s due to the repetitive incline, maybe the heat, rain and humidity. Regardless, it was needed.   We took it easy, walking a bit to run errands. Yes, even…

20.6 K   We woke up dark and early, and used our pink kitchen one last time. The cupboards are really pink, not painted.  It served us well. I made pork chops and pimientos last night, we ate two and used the leftovers for sandwiches for lunch. For brekkie we had bread, cheese and jam…

15.5 K   Camino lessons learned today:   You can pack a lot of incline into a shorter distance. Sometimes you have to make the same mistake over and over to learn your lesson: don’t trust Accuweather. It was a tough day, initially in the rain, followed by high humidity. It felt like we swam…

 16.1k   When we walk such a rural route I can’t shake this preschool song in my ear: I say good morning to the sun, good morning to the hills, good morning to the chickies and the hens….” The ear worm today should have been The Rain in Spain. I am so thankful for my…

19.1 k   Through farms and countryside, along a brook, a waterfall, over more Roman roads and bridges. It looked as though the planes were playing aerial tic tac toe.   We stopped at a traditional churrascarro for our last lunch in Portugal. I think we’re eating our weekend meal too late, as for the…

18.9 K   The Camino has taught me two things today: Don’t trust Accuweather, there was a reason we dubbed it Inaccuweather on our first Camino in 2015. Don’t label any day the toughest yet, the most challenging, the wettest…because the Camino has more in store for you.   We looked  at today’s weather and saw 70%…

I’m falling behind on my blogging. Lack of wifi, being sick and full days are my excuse.    This recovering pilgrim stayed in bed until nearly 10:00, feeling much better. After noon we decided to explore the town. Ponte de Lima, located on the Lima River,  is Portugals’s oldest city. Their rambla was lined with huge sycamores:…

13.8 including 1.8k diversion to a grocery store. This day was the most challenging yet, at least for me. At 2:30 a.m. it hit. Major GI disturbance plus a fever, which lasted all night long. I was torn – take a cab to the next destination or attempt the walk. C made sure that we…

According to StingyNomads.com it was supposed to be 16k. Reality: 22.3k, a significant difference considering the amount of incline and humidity. We opted for breakfast at the sister hotel to our hostel, which was a treat as I was able to make a two egg brekkie sandwich, a protein load for the unexpectedly long day…