Tag Archives: Camino Mozárabe from Almeria

Walking the camino as a vegan

Posted on 01/09/2018 by magwood

I first started eating a plant-based diet at the beginning of 2017, but wasn’t sufficiently committed to keep it up on my camino last year. However, as soon as I returned home I jumped in 100% and haven’t wavered since. … Continue reading →

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Camino Mozárabe from Almería – overview and resources

Posted on 31/08/2018 by magwood

I decided to walk the Camino Mozárabe from Almería largely in response to a camino forum member requesting company on the route. I was an early responder and thought for many months that there would just be the two of … Continue reading →

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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 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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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 →

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 →