Category Archives: Camino Portugués 2022

Episode 8-3 Days in Lisbon, Final Blog Post

Turns out that the real reason you can’t go home again is because your old home has been converted into multiple short term rental units and even if you could afford to rent one they are all fully booked into the foreseeable future. That may sound funny but it’s the stark and unpleasant reality forContinueContinue reading “Episode 8-3 Days in Lisbon, Final Blog Post”

Episode 7-Road to Finisterre

The first couple of days we rode inland on the Camino Finisterre to Muxia but the last two, were on the Ruta de Faros (Lighthouse Route) along the Atlantic coastline known as the Costa de Morte to the Cabo Finisterre. Galicia abounds with spectacular natural beauty. It reminds me so much of Vermont. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Episode 7-Road to Finisterre”

Episode 6-Stage 24 Padrón to Santiago

Stage 24 from Padron to Santiago is 25.72 kilometers but it’s the final 25.72 kms so I adopted a slower pace. I had a leisurely breakfast in Padron watching the Peregrinos as they set off, most of them more anxious than I to complete their Camino. The final stage has lots of natural paths andContinueContinue reading “Episode 6-Stage 24 Padrón to Santiago”

Episode 5-Stage 23 Caldas De Reis to Padron

Stage 23 to Padron from Caldas De Reis was even more fun than Stage 22 from Pontevedra to Caldas De Reis. It’s a bit shorter, the skies were overcast, cooler temps and it even rained some. I had a couple of just baked pastries for breakfast at a pastelería a block from my hotel andContinueContinue reading “Episode 5-Stage 23 Caldas De Reis to Padron”

Episode 4-Stage 22 Pontevedra to Caldas De Reis

I took my first step out of the hotel’s front door at 7, had a quick breakfast at a cafe in the old town center and was crossing the Leres river bridge at sunrise. But Pontevedra is a town of more than 70,000 people so you have to contend with several kilometers on city streetsContinueContinue reading “Episode 4-Stage 22 Pontevedra to Caldas De Reis”

Episode 3-Valenca do Minho to Pontevedra

The other night, somewhere between the time I published Episode 2 and the time I fell asleep, Redondela changed from being the day’s destination to being a stopping point on the way to Pontevedra. Back in my room after dinner, I was unable to fall quickly asleep due to circumstances that at that point wereContinueContinue reading “Episode 3-Valenca do Minho to Pontevedra”

Episode 2-Rubiaes to Valenca do Minho

So I had a really really wonderful, almost perfectly executed, first day on the Camino Portugués. The only mistake I made is that I started out too late. I had decided to have a bite of breakfast before I left the hotel not realizing that it wasn’t served until 8 o’clock so it was afterContinueContinue reading “Episode 2-Rubiaes to Valenca do Minho”