We’ve arrived in Porto! After a delayed flight to Porto, we were warmly greeted by Carla, the hotel manager, who welcomed us with a delightful tiny glass of Porto wine, a taste of the region’s renowned beverage. Tired from a long day of journey, we set out in search of food, and stumbled upon a…
Category: Camino de Santiago
I’m doing it again…sorta…this time with my girlfriends…But this time starting in Portugal.
In September 2020, I embarked on the famous Camino de Santiago, a renowned pilgrimage route across the top of Spain known as the Camino Frances. Originally, the plan was to experience this journey alongside my brothers AND a diverse group of fellow travelers who would join us at different stages. Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions,…
Day 41 ~ O Pedrouzo to SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA – THE END!
We ate breakfast and were just finishing our last breakfast on the road, when a Brit, Emilia, with her labrador, Frankie, came in the restaurant. We spent some time chatting with her. She and Frankie also started in Roncesvalles. I asked about how difficult it must have been finding places to stay. She said she…
Day 40 ~ Arzúa to O Pedruzo
Who woulda thought that I would have said, “Meh, it’s only 13 miles. No big deal.” Not me, that’s for sure. But….it was easy peasy lemon squeezy. We only stopped once to get another jolt of coffee around 10. Well, we stopped briefly at noon to grab a sello (stamp) for our pilgrim passport. It’s…
Day 39 ~ Palas de Reí to Arzúa
We started out at 7:30 this morning. The idea was to find a breakfast place as we walked thru town since we were at the edge. Not one thing was open. Bill said he was very disappointed in Palas de Reí. Evidently dinner last night was not great either. That has been the worst part…
Day 38 ~ Portomarin to Palas de Reí
The sunrise isn’t until 8:45am. Which is really weird for me. Living in Costa Rica, I’m used to the sun coming out at 5am. We have been leaving, or trying to leave, at 8am every day. Today it was 8:07 or so. It was dark. Bill finally got his headlamp out when we hit the…
Day 37 ~ Sarria to Portomarin
Brrr. It was a little chilly this morning when we started out. But, we had a proper breakfast….with eggs…so we felt strong, despite the news from the night before. For the most part it was a nice day. Lots of cows again. I really wish we could include the smells along the way. 🤣😂 Not…
Day 36 ~ Triacastela to Sarria
I did not sleep well last night. I had a glass of ‘house’ wine with ‘dinner’ and it messed with my sinuses. That happens periodically with some wines. I ended up taking, what I thought was, an allergy pill. Nope. It was cold medicine. I could definitely breathe, but I now couldn’t sleep. According to…
Day 35 ~ Las Herrerías to Triacastela
We didn’t get started this morning until 9:30. We had a leisurely breakfast and then I starting working on some things for my husband, and missed getting my one BIG bag to the Correos. But, Bruce ran downstairs and thankfully the Correo truck was still there and I was able to get my bag to…
Days 33 & 34 – Villafranca del Bierzo to Las Herrerías
We spend a very enjoyable day in Villafranca being toured around the city by one of Bruce’s colleagues from the European Space Agency, retired. He’s lived in Villafranca for 35 years or so, and it was a great history lesson. We had a nice lunch in the main square and as I was looking around,…
