Last night in the hippy dippy hostel we were all chilling when Karma came in and said “ You ought to come outside.” He was right. There was a beautiful sunset! Most all of us staying there were out to witness it. And then we tried to settle in for the night. Started out ok, …
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Into the hills
After a delightful evening, a good sleep with just the 5 of us sharing a room and bath and a bit of breakfast we were off once again. The morning was chillier than we’ve had before but it was worth being up and about to see the sunrise over Fão and the Rio Cávado. The …
The Wild Atlantic Way
The morning had a dubious start - it unexpectedly began raining just as we sat down for breakfast. Nothing about rain in the forecast. Just happy that we brought our laundry inside last night before we went to sleep. Fortunately, the squall didn’t last long. We packed up wearing our rain shells and with pack …
The Coastal Route
The huge albergue turned out to be less of an issue than we expected. Though we don’t know the exact number of pilgrims who stayed last night but it had to be around 50-60. Our room had 15 beds and the connected one another 15. Plus other connected rooms and a second floor. But the …
Out of Porto
Day 2 testing the feet. Our last day in Porto found us doing laundry and organizing our packs. We went out for dinner in a local vegan restaurant that had a buffet. Delicious and filling. We woke early to try to beat some of the forecasted rain. We had a quick breakfast, finished packing, checked …
The Test
After 10 long days recovering from the nasty blister wounds Mandy and Karma went extra miles to get here. I was so excited to see them again and catch up in person. I had extended the Airbnb by 2 days from my original booking so they would have an easy place to land in this …
Out and about…
A bit. Wanted to test out the bit of healing to see how the feet would feel and hold up. After having visited the medical clinic for the second time and climbing up the hill to the market for more supplies I decided to poke around the neighborhood. I put my groceries away then walked …
Healing
It has been a rather dull number of days though I’m in an interesting city. Just haven’t been able to see much of it. I knew I needed to stay off my feet to let them heal, which is what I’ve done. As I approached the apartment on Saturday I was happy to glimpse a …
Porto
Saturday morning found Mandy and Karma rising early, taking their packs out of the room to organize things so they didn’t disturb the other 2 hikers still asleep. I kissed them goodbye wishing them Bom Caminoh. I stayed at the hostel until mid morning when I attempted to get an Uber. For some reason I …
Day 6 – Recalibrating
Mandy and Karma managed to walk the last 5 miles of yesterday’s section in the heat and into Santarem to the hostel. When they arrived they mentioned to the woman at the desk that it was their mom who came in with the blisters. “Ah, yes!” She said knowing exactly where to send them. Santarem …
Redpath At Ease 