Author name: Carol Tomany

Last night in Ancora, I had a great dinner at a fish restaurant about 20 steps away. At the end of the day I am very aware of how far I have to walk to eat. I decided to “blow the budget” since last night’s dinner in Viana – pizza & Pepsi was just 4 […]

Today was an excellent day. Sunny, warm, but not too hot. I left the hostel and headed out of Viana de Costelo about 8:00am. I was able to follow a few pilgrims out of town and this time, I didn’t get lost. I was warned in my guide that I’d be walking on a lot

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

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

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

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

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

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

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