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Trepidatious Traveller - camino blog is about preparing for and walking the Camino de Santiago. Many future pilgrims have found the blog useful and inspiring, and many who have no plans to walk the camino have simply enjoyed the dialogue http://www.magwood.me

Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual, Vilanova da Arousa to Santiago de Compostela 27 km by boat + 28 km walking

Posted on 13/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 28km (the extra 4 km involved walking around Santiago before I remembered to turn off the GPS) Elevation gain 488 m Elevation loss 235 m Total distance from Almería 1,496 km So, today we have a boat trip … Continue reading →

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Camino Espiritual, Armenteira to Vilanova da Arousa 25 km

Posted on 10/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 25 km Elevation gain 144 m Elevation loss 385 m Total distance from Almería 1,468 km What a fabulous start to the day! The weather doesn’t look too promising but at least it is dry when we leave … Continue reading →

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Camino Espiritual, Pontevedra to Armenteira 23 km

Posted on 09/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 23 km Elevation gain 589 m Elevation loss 331 m Total distance from Almería 1,443 km Although the rain held off for all of our walk yesterday it started in earnest as soon as we arrived and didn’t … Continue reading →

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Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Vigo to Pontevedra 37 km

Posted on 08/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 37 km Elevation gain 442 m Elevation loss 478 m Total distance from Almería 1,420 km We walked for 2.5 km to regain the camino track this morning. We took back streets, secret lanes, winding hills and finally … Continue reading →

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Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Ramallosa to Vigo 26 km

Posted on 07/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 26 km Elevation gain 198 m Elevation loss 177 m Total distance from Almería 1,383 km As we leave the albergue this morning the rain is pouring down, but soon it slows down and then it stops (momentarily!). … Continue reading →

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Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, A Guardia to Ramallosa 36 km

Posted on 07/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 36 km Elevation gain 400 m Elevation loss 418 m Total distance from Almería 1,357 km We leave a little later this morning due to losing an hour’s sleep with the time change on entering Spain. The promised … Continue reading →

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Camino Portuguese Coastal route, Viana de Castelo to A Guarda 36 km

Posted on 06/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 36 km (including boat trip across the Rio Miño Elevation gain 151 m Elevation loss 110 m Total distance from Almería 1,321 km The youth hostel in Viana is situated at the very far end of town and … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 16, Braga to Ponte de Lima 35 km

Posted on 04/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 35 km Elevation gain 473 m Elevation loss 638 m Total distance from Almería 1,285 km I haven’t got too much to say about today. It rained. On and off all day. Mostly on. The walking was most … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 15, Guimarães to Braga 23 km

Posted on 04/06/2018 by magwood

  Today’s distance 23 km Elevation gain 426 m Elevation loss 440 m Total distance from Almería 1,250 km Grey and drizzly was how our day started. It remained grey but the drizzle didn’t amount to much and for the … Continue reading →

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Rest day Guimaraes

Posted on 02/06/2018 by magwood
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Camino Torres stage 14, Felgueiras to Guimarães 20 km

Posted on 02/06/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 20 km Elevation gain 255 m Elevation loss 384 m Total distance from Almería 1,227 km Firstly, thank you for the plant information – much appreciated. The day started as it had finished yesterday, with light drizzle We … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 13, Amarante to Felgueiras 21.5 km

Posted on 31/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 21.5 km Elevation gain 467 m Elevation loss 285 m Total distance from Almería 1,207 km The fun of the fair (for those attending, not for those trying to sleep through the noise) continued until the no-so-early hours … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 12, Mesāo Frio to Amarante 32 km

Posted on 30/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 32 km Elevation gain 789 m Elevation loss 1,044 m Total distance from Almería 1,185.5 km I didn’t take the time to ‘discover’ Mesāo Frio yesterday evening, but on walking out this morning it appeared to be a … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 11, Lamego to Mesāo Frio 30.5 km

Posted on 29/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 30.5 km Elevation gain 696 m Elevation loss 855 m Total distance from Almería 1,153.5 km I was glad not to have a hangover when I woke this morning. And we had a rather late start after partaking … Continue reading →

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Camino Torres stage 10, Moimenta da Beira to Lamego 28 km

Posted on 29/05/2018 by magwood

Today’s distance 22 km Elevation gain 650 m Elevation loss 841 m Total distance from Almería 1,123 km There was a tearful farewell this morning as I departed from my best camino buddy. But there is no doubt that we … Continue reading →

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