grdemedeiros
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2024 - Portuguese (Coastal > Central > Spiritual)
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 entire trip, arriving early in the morning of June 26. Since we couldn't check in until 15:00, this meant a rough first day in Porto. We visited the Sé, bought hiking poles at Decathlon, and finally, got some rest.
Based on recommendations from folks on this forum, we walked to Matosinhos today (June 27), then took the Metro back to Porto. We'll get transport back to Matosinhos tomorrow, but that should be it for backtracking. After 3-4 days on the Coastal, we'll switch over to the Central, and then hang a left at Ponte Vedra for the Variante Espiritual.
We were glad we missed the rain storm eary this morning, crossing our fingers for another mild day tomorrow.
Say hi if you see me and @RodrigoD![Grinning face :grinning: 😀](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
Onward!
*We have the privilege of time, so are taking it slow and steady.
**Unfortunately we couldn't travel in cooler months (I work at a school and am confined to the district's vacation calendar). Since temps are something I worry about, I hope this info might help others in a similar situation.
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 entire trip, arriving early in the morning of June 26. Since we couldn't check in until 15:00, this meant a rough first day in Porto. We visited the Sé, bought hiking poles at Decathlon, and finally, got some rest.
Based on recommendations from folks on this forum, we walked to Matosinhos today (June 27), then took the Metro back to Porto. We'll get transport back to Matosinhos tomorrow, but that should be it for backtracking. After 3-4 days on the Coastal, we'll switch over to the Central, and then hang a left at Ponte Vedra for the Variante Espiritual.
We were glad we missed the rain storm eary this morning, crossing our fingers for another mild day tomorrow.
Say hi if you see me and @RodrigoD
![Grinning face :grinning: 😀](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png)
Onward!
*We have the privilege of time, so are taking it slow and steady.
**Unfortunately we couldn't travel in cooler months (I work at a school and am confined to the district's vacation calendar). Since temps are something I worry about, I hope this info might help others in a similar situation.
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