by Paty | May 5, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Spain, Trail Journals
Saturday May 4, 2024 Starting Point: Sabarís (km 151.7) Ending Point: Vigo (km 174.6) Distance Walked: 22.9 km (14.2 miles) Route: Coastal Route I wasn’t able to fall asleep until after 11 pm, even with my earplugs in. The snoring at the...
by Paty | May 4, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Spain, Trail Journals
Friday May 3, 2024 Starting Point: Caminha (km 110.9) Ending Point: Sabarís (km 151.7) Distance Walked: 40.8 km (25.3 miles) Route: Coastal Route + water taxi into Spain Today’s post begins with a rant. Why? Because I need to be honest and...
by Paty | May 3, 2024 | Camino Primitivo, Spain, Trail Journals
Friday – May 2, 2025 Start: Porciles, Spain End: El Espin Distance: 30.2 km (18.9 miles) Lodging: Albergue Casa Pasqual Day 3 of the Camino Primitivo began with fog and clouds again and the promise of more rain in the forecast. Low clouds loomed...
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...
by Paty | Apr 20, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
My best friend and his wife keep sending me pictures of Spain. Pictures of them exploring small villages in Andalusia. Pictures of the Moorish and Gothic-inspired architecture. Pictures of tapas and wine at cute little cafes. And each time I receive a new image on...
by Paty | Apr 17, 2024 | Day Hikes, Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #14 Difficulty: ⭐️ ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 3,228 feet Mountain Range: Oregon Coast Range Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Alsea, Chinook, Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes,...
