We loved Ponte de Lima, it *is* romantic! Take your time to savor it. I'm sorry to hear that there weren't a lot of people at Fernanda’s, but so happy to read the lemon cake story. We found several small groups and individual connections in other...
So wonderful you're finding such beauty in your pain. I’d planned & saved for years to turn 50 on my Camino. Life ended that dream. That was March 2019. It’s time to start planning again. You inspire me. Remember your new walk & carry on. Buen...
Day 5- Vila Boa- Casa da Fernanda
Today we had a longer walk, 17 kilometers (19.6 with extra wandering) but my pack was better adjusted and I was much more comfortable. I think I am getting stronger. Sarah says that in 9 days we have walked 98...
Day 4- Pedra Furada- Vila Boa (and exploring Barcelos) 14.3km (12.5 without the wandering.)
Today was almost a rest day, which was ok, because my pack was bothering my back a bit. We set out a little later than we had been, about 6:45. Walked...
Happy to see your posts!
I wish I was only 50, but grateful to "keep on truckin" at 66.
My first Camino was the CF last fall. This year I am walking the Camino Portuguse Central via the Sends Litoral. Your itenerary seems to mirror what I am...
Day 3- Vila do Conde to Pedra Furada ~20k
6:10-13:30
A muggy muggy high of 71
Today I noticed a sore spot on the inside of my heel on the side of my bad hip- so it’s the leg I walk “wrong” on. I’m still not sure what is happening there, but I...
Think about it . . . it was not so many decades ago that the average person did not even live to be fifty, much less being able to do a Camino at fifty. Chuck
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