Today it was sunny all day. People were up early at the hostel so I was out on the road about 7:15am. The path was well marked for the first two kms, however at a fork in the road, there was no arrow. As much as I am a fan of Yogi Berra – “When […]
Camino #42 – A Better Day Today Read Post »
Today I started out from Apulia to walk about 10kms to Marinhas, because it was raining. Everything was fine. My very cheap poncho worked at first. The rain was off and on and I was on the right path for the most part. Then the path divided and of course, I took the one I
Camino #41 – Another Difficult Day Read Post »
I didn’t post yesterday, because the going was rough and I was exhausted by the end. Fortunately it didn’t rain. Again I set out early on my own and – you guessed it – got lost. I finally found the path on a rather cold and damp morning. I walked for 15kms on a boardwalk
Camino #40 – First Difficult Day Read Post »
Vila Cha is a small town, with very little commerce. Fishing seems to be by individual fishermen or small families. There are two restaurants and a small, very small grocery shop. It was really just the front room of their house. The hostel is lovely – 18 beds in bunk bed style. There is a
Camino #39 – Dinner at Vila Cha Read Post »
At the Fishhouse hostel I booked a bed in a 6 person dorm. There was a nice sitting area outside on what might have been a roof garden without the plants. However, it did have a large orange cat. Myself and three other women – two from Germany and one from Holland, who All spoke
Camino #38 – Dinner Read Post »
My Camino actually started at Pearson airport. I met 5 other Canadians – all retired women – who were walking the Camino too. We hung out and chatted before the flight, met after the flight and helped each other buy the train tickets into Porto. Everyone was staying in Porto today, so after getting my
Camino #37 – Porto Read Post »
I’m finally almost there, after a frantic few hours of “getting it altogether.” No matter how much I plan, I’m always rushing around at the last minute. Even though, I woke up at 6:00am I really didn’t get started until after 10:00. OK, I packed my backpack, but I waited around for the kids to
Camino #36 – At The Airport Read Post »
I’ve sent this map to family and I haven’t forgotten my Camino family here. I am taking the path closest to the ocean. I’ll post where I am and hopefully you can follow along. The map is from the Brierley guide book for the Portuguese Camino. My first night will be in Matosinhos which is
It’s hard to believe that I leave for Porto a week tomorrow. Well, I have my safety pins – they’ll have to do for a safety net as well, because I don’t have one of those. However, I have my euros. I’m just taking 200, which is about $300.00 Canadian. I will have 2 credit
Camino #34 – A Week To Go Read Post »
Today was a busy churning through the check list day: 1. Get haircut. Done 2. Return 2 purchases that didn’t work to MEC. Done. They were a) a new waist pack because the one I have and like, keeps unclasping. I didn’t like the one I bought. It was too stiff and ugly, so I’ll
Camino #33 – Finally Conected Read Post »
