We arrived! But there’s always a story… Last night turned out to be very enjoyable. The albergue was clean and cozy and charming. I’m always pleased when we have cubbies for more privacy. We were excited to get out of the pouring rain and get into something dry. There was a small food cart in …
Category: Portuguese Camino
Bucketfuls
As in it came down in bucketfuls today along with gusts of wind. So much for the brief respite with blue skies and sunshine. Today was nothing to write home about. Literally. We woke after a surprisingly good night’s sleep, despite fellow pilgrims starting to snore already by 2030! We all just stuck our earplugs …
Blue Skies!
Remarkably…but that comes later. After resting up in our bunks we wandered down to the common area from where we had been hearing someone playing the guitar, and rather well at that. Turned out to be Louis, from France. Who was actually staying at the albergue rather than just popping through, as before. We decided …
Less than 50 km
We had a nice dinner of falafel, sharing the dinner with a German woman, Stefi, who was staying at the same hostel. Best of all, the restaurant was just around the corner, so I could walk there in my flip flops. Didn’t want to get my nicely dried shoes wet again before morning. That came …
The Zombie Walk
The substitute hostel while basic was clean and quiet and had very welcoming hosts. We were so happy to be bedbug free! I slept so soundly that when I finally woke I saw no sign of Mandy or Karma. Apparently she had tried to gently wake me to no avail so they kindly let me …
Mixed Bag to Redondela
We managed to get our laundry done, and oh, my! What a delight it was to feel and smell clean and dry clothes. Afterwords we walked just a few blocks to a local restaurant for dinner. And who was sitting at the next table? The couple from Vermont we met a few days back, Kathy …
Spain!
We all had a marvelous sleep last night - love the hostels with the cubbies rather than old fashioned bunks as it’s quieter and more private. And there were no snorers! We quickly ate breakfast and headed out. Valença is the most interesting place we’ve stayed, as the city is inside the walls of an …
Raining Cats & Dogs
Like the proverbial saying. But more about that in a bit. Back to last night…we all started to introduce ourselves at the hostel as we arrived. Neil, from Switzerland was the only one we had previously met. Turned out we were 11 in total- the 3 of us, one Swiss, 4 Canadians and 3 Germans. …
Rain, rain, rain
We ended up going to the local Pingo Doce for groceries, as there were limited vegan options, which the kids require. Back at the hostel there was very limited space and equipment but we made do. This morning we wanted to get moving as we knew a major weather system was coming, so we hoped …
Caminha
After a good night’s sleep with no snoring interruptions we began stirring. Most of our laundry managed to dry overnight. It didn’t take us long to pack up and go as we only had a little food to eat. There was no food market around so everyone was dealing with little food. Once outside I …
Redpath At Ease 