by Paty | May 3, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Thursday May 2, 2024 Starting Point: Anha (km 78.4) Ending Point: Caminha (km 110.9) Distance Walked: 32.5 km (20.1 miles) + detour to Cathedral Sta. Luzia Route: Coastal Route There’s one major downside to hand washing clothes. You must arrive...
by Paty | May 2, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Wednesday May 1, 2024 Starting Point: Vila Do Conde (km 33.8) Ending Point: Anha (km 78.4) Distance Walked: 44.6 km (27.65 miles) Route: Coastal Route After a pretty ambitious start to the Camino Portugués yesterday, I had nearly 34 km under my belt....
by Paty | May 1, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Tuesday April 30, 2024 Starting Point: Porto (km 0) Ending Point: Vila Do Conde (km 33.8) Distance Walked: 33.8 km (20.9 miles) Routes: Littoral & Coastal Ways After meandering around Porto yesterday and keeping my body awake for 40 hours straight, you would have...
by Paty | Apr 30, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Monday April 29, 2024 My flight to Europe was wholly uneventful after a handful of minor dramas in the 24 hours leading up to my departure. I didn’t sleep a wink on the trans-Atlantic flight from DFW to Madrid, but that is par for the course. I rarely can sleep...
by Paty | Apr 29, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
Sunday April 29, 2024 Before I could even begin the Camino Portugúes, I had to get there. Living on the West Coast of the US doesn’t make this easy. It’s more than a 5,000-mile, multi-flight journey across North America, over the Atlantic Ocean, and to my...