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Day 18, Grijó to Porto, 17 km
19 May 2014 This morning began just as strangely as last night ended. I had mentioned to the young woman carer that we would like to leave between 6:30-7:00 am and she said she would tell her colleague to open … Continue reading
day 17, Oliveira de Azeméis to Grijó, 32.25 km
After posting my blog yesterday I continued to wander the streets of Oliveira de Azeméis. It was a lovely afternoon and evening. All the savoury food available involved pork, either spit roasted or braised in oil. There were also many … Continue reading
day 16, Albergaria a Velha to Oliveira de Azeméis, 22 km
Albergaria rose in my estimation when wandering around the town in the evening we discovered it was hosting a national bread festival. The “Festival pão de Portugal” consisted of many stalls of artisan bread, and of course cakes, and some … Continue reading
day 15, Águeda to Albergaria a Velha, 16.5 km
The day didn’t start too well. There were eight of us staying at the albergue. When I arose I could see that the bathroom in the accommodation was in use so I went outside to use the facilities off the … Continue reading
day 14, Mealhada to Águeda, 26.75 km
15 May 2014 Today was a hot one. When we left the albergue at 6:30 am it was warm, with little breeze. And it just got hotter and hotter throughout the day, until I guess it reached mid thirties. We … Continue reading
day 13, Coimbra to Mealhada 28.8 km
14 May 2014 I reported yesterday that our room was in a great situation with views out over the river and the lively street below. I think I also mentioned that Coimbra is a university town, the students’ attire is … Continue reading
day 12, Condeixa a Nova to Coimbra 21.5 km
It was a lot milder this morning, with little wind and a clear-ish sky. Getting out of Condeixa was a bit of a chore because we left by a different route to that by which we had entered, and it … Continue reading
Day 11, Alvorge to Condeixa a Nova, 26.5 km
12 May 2014 After my early rise this morning, we were off by 6:30 am, into very misty and quite cold wether. I put on my thin gloves for the first time and had my full compliment of fleece with … Continue reading
Day 10, extra
I forgot to mention that the church albergue In Alvorge is ‘donativo’ whereby you donate a sum if you wish. It is very generous of the church to give over the basement of this building to pilgrims and I am … Continue reading
day 10, Alvaiazere to Alvorge 25.5 km
Our host in Alvaiazere, Carlos tells us that by next year he hopes to have opened a restaurant below the albergue. He is extremely kind and it would be great if he was supported in his venture. The albergue, which … Continue reading
day 9, Tomar to Alvaiazere, 34.75 km
10 May 2014 The hostel in Tomar is quite new, and we stayed in a pilgrims’ dormitory with four sets of bunks. The beds are very stable (not rickety and creaky like so many, with new orthopaedic mattresses, and we … Continue reading
Day 8, Atalaia to Tomar, 21 km
We didn’t go out to supper last night, but ate provisions we had bought earlier. Señora – Luiza, came to talk to us and it was discovered that one of Elly’s relations had the same (Croatian) surname as some of … Continue reading
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Day 7, Golegã to Atalaia, 13 km
8 May 2014 Golegã seemed a slightly strange town. Full of very grand houses within the centre of the town, mostly with large plots containing lots of outbuildings and beautiful gardens, but with virtually no sign of life, either last … Continue reading
day 6, Santarém to Golegã, 36 km
Yesterday evening we took the advice of Aurélio, our new friend from Lisbon, and ordered for dinner sopa do osso, a soup consisting of pork bones, sausage, (and unidentifiable bits of meat), with cabbage, potatoes and some beans. It was … Continue reading
Day 5, Morgado to Santarém, 17 km
After a good night’s sleep in our lovely room, we had a leisurely start when we met with Mario at 7:30 for him to deposit us back where he had collected us yesterday. And off we went, in much cooler … Continue reading
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