Today we would be leaving Portugal and enter Spain by boat from Caminha. We hadn’t walked for long before we could see the volcano looking mountain top on the other side of the water. Nanci had booked tickets for the crossing the day before, and there are two companies competing for business, so make sure … More CP Coastal day 7 – VP de Ancora to A Guarda
The night before I had heard from my camigo David that it was indeed possible to walk all the way from Viana along the shore, so we did. There were areas of soft sand, but manageable, some adventurous route choices, and most of all beautiful views. The only problem with this stage was that facilities … More CP Coastal day 6 – Viana to Vila Praia de Ancora
The next morning, after a brilliant hotel breakfast with Everything (yes, including hard boiled eggs), we asked the receptionist where the best trail was, because our guidebooks disagreed. She said we had to choose between sand and road, which both sounded like tough going. Luckily Nanci has long experience with beach walks, so she decided … More CP Coastal day 5 – Amorosa to Viana do Castelo
This is where I should have posted a photo of the breakfast hamper we were treated to the next morning, but we got so excited we forgot. It was an actual hamper, placed on a small stool by our table, with a thermos of coffee, a bottle of milk, another with juice, a choice of … More CP Coastal day 4 – Fao to Amorosa
Leaving Vila do Conde we had options – we chose to follow a long, quiet street straight back to the beach, and met two German ladies going the opposite way to follow their chosen path. The Wise Pilgrim app was invaluable on this walk, highly recommended! Safely back on the sandy path, we walked past … More CP Coastal day 3 – Vila do Conde to Fao
The next morning I spoke to the server in the top floor bar/café, who had walked to Santiago in seven days … he said he would love to do it again, but over two weeks next time. Finding our way into Matosinhos town centre was easy enough, and we saw lots of pilgrims starting from … More CP Coastal day 2 – Matosinhos to Vila do Conde
The first day of our Camino Portugués Coastal route was mild, overcast, perfect for walking. We packed up, left the building and made our way to the cathedral for a stamp before heading off towards the river. I am by no means a camino purist, but we had decided we wanted to walk out to … More CP Coastal day 1 – Porto to Matosinhos
When we came back to Porto, staying in a very nice room on a busy street in the city centre, we wanted to make the most of our last night before we started walking. We had a late lunch and tiny planning session in a lovely place called The Happy Nest, which has a garden … More Camigas in Porto
The next morning, after dithering about packing – Nanci’s suitcase, the Beast, was full to the brim after her Cinqueterre visit before arriving in Porto – we bimbled out for some breakfast. Down one of the streets leading to the riverside we found a café with smashed avocado sandwiches and eggs Benedict, so we started … More Camigas in Coimbra
It is high time, that I finally start writing up my notes from my adventure earlier this spring. It’s just that as soon as I got back, Life, which had been on pause, sprang back into action and demanded all my time and focus, so I barely even managed to think back to sunny days … More Camigas reunited 2023!
Somewhere Slowly 