Day 8
Ponte de Lima - Rubiães 19 KM
6:20 - 14:30 (includes +/- 1 hour for lunch at Roulote Bar).
Highest temp while walking: 89° F
Pilgrims: we've stopped counting, as we're generally seeing 12-20 per day, many of whom we've met/seen/stayed with...
Day 7
Lugar do Corgo - Ponte de Lima 14 KM
8:20 - 13:15
Highest temp while walking: 85° F
Pilgrims spotted: 15 (excludes the 12 who we stayed with at Fernanda’s, all of whom were also heading towards Ponte de Lima).
Another lovely day walking...
Day 6
Barcelos - Lugar do Corgo 19K
6:00 - 12:15
Highest temp while walking: 80° F
20 (12 at Fernanda's)
We finally managed to get on the road early, eager to beat the heat. We'd shipped our bags ahead so we could keep an upbeat pace (for us)...
Day 5 São Pedro de Rates - Barcelos ~20K
8:30 - 15:15
Highest temp while walking: 78°
Pilgrims spotted: 15 (but zero on the Variante da Franqueira)
One of our favorite moments today happened just outside of São Pedro de Rates.. a trio of young...
Day 4 Vila do Conde - São Pedro de Rates 14 K
8:20 - 12:40
Highest temp while walking: 67° F
Pilgrims spotted: Zero walking in the same direction as us for the bulk of the way, 7 once we connected with the Central at Arcos.
We were really...
Day 1 Vila Nova de Gaia to Matosinhos: 12 K
9:20 - 12:40*
Highest temp** while walking: 72°
Pilgrims spotted: 8
Seattle-Newark-Porto, not an easy route, but that's the price we pay for living on the west coast of the US! We didn't sleep the...
Hello - we have a Live from the Camino thread over in the Portuguese Coastal forum, since that's where we started our trek. But we've been on the Central for a few days (since São Pedro de Rates). If you're interested, please follow us...
I got it all sorted out now: tetanus shot at the doctor's and antibiotics at the pharmacy. It only took four hours... I'll tell ya all about it. All I know is that Isabel is a hero: I couldn't have done this without her help. Health care workers...
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