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Busing around Porto
The breakfast spread at Gallery Hostel this morning was as good as most hotels. I ate muesli with soy milk, fresh fruit salad and a small roll with jam. Way more than I needed. Then I watched a chap … Continue reading
Limping around Porto
Not having tested the extent of my mobility for FOUR WEEKS, I somewhat guiltily booked myself ‘special assistsnce’ on my flight from Málaga to Porto. The easyJet employee I spoke to was extremely helpful and supportive and upgraded my booking … Continue reading
Listen and learn
Who knew? (A lot of you probably, but not me.) Already three weeks since the sudden end to my camino and I am still using a crutch to get around. Three weeks!! At first I thought I would be fit … Continue reading
Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual, Vilanova da Arousa to Santiago de Compostela 27 km by boat + 28 km walking
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Espiritual, Pontevedra to Armenteira 23 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Portuguese Variante Espiritual, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Vigo to Pontevedra 37 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, A Guardia to Ramallosa 36 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Portuguese Coastal route, Viana de Castelo to A Guarda 36 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Portuguese Coastal Route, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 15, Guimarães to Braga 23 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 14, Felgueiras to Guimarães 20 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 13, Amarante to Felgueiras 21.5 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 12, Mesāo Frio to Amarante 32 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 11, Lamego to Mesāo Frio 30.5 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres stage 10, Moimenta da Beira to Lamego 28 km
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
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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Camino Torres, stage 9, Ponte do Abade to Moimenta da Beira 22 km
Today’s distance 22 km Elevation gain 311 m Elevation loss 244 m Total distance from Almería 1,095 km Last night we stayed in a Residencial that was about 1.5 km off camino. This morning, the most sensible way to regain … Continue reading
Posted in Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, Camino Torres
Tagged Camino blog, Camino de Santiago blog, Camino de Santiago de compostela, Camino de Santiago., camino Mozarabe, Camino Mozárabe from Almeria, Camino Mozárabe variante Trujillo, long distance hiking, Portugal, Spain, travel, Walking the camino as a vegan
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