Such an amazing journey. I left Porto on May 4 and arrived in Santiago May 16. My Camino was filled with so many great people and places and insights i can't yet put it all in words. But being a peregrina was all I had felt called to and MORE.
I went by myself and on the second day met a fellow peregrina and we then traveled together to Santiago...what a treat. I stayed at two algerques, a couple private guesthouses, some larger guesthouses, hostels, pensions and a couple hotels. My route stayed along the coast the first two days and then stayed on the coastal portion that was really more in the hills with some ocean views until Caminha, where we followed the river to Valenca/Tui and then through Galicia to Santiago. Got to experience boardwalks, cobblestones, some rainy days, some very hot days and some perfect weather days. Food was excellent...so simple, fresh. Loved Spain but really fell in love with Portugal...and Cafe con Leche. Such great coffee in Portugal.
Route became much more crowded from Tui onward. Started making reservations the night before by asking the host of where we stayed to help with where to stay in the next town. Worked really well for the last portion of the trip.
Such an amazing journey (I am repeating myself, but that keeps ringing in my heart.) I am still "unpacking" all that i found on my Camino (a phrase my husband used when he walked the Primitive last fall..and what I really understand now!)
So grateful for my month of May!
Martha
I went by myself and on the second day met a fellow peregrina and we then traveled together to Santiago...what a treat. I stayed at two algerques, a couple private guesthouses, some larger guesthouses, hostels, pensions and a couple hotels. My route stayed along the coast the first two days and then stayed on the coastal portion that was really more in the hills with some ocean views until Caminha, where we followed the river to Valenca/Tui and then through Galicia to Santiago. Got to experience boardwalks, cobblestones, some rainy days, some very hot days and some perfect weather days. Food was excellent...so simple, fresh. Loved Spain but really fell in love with Portugal...and Cafe con Leche. Such great coffee in Portugal.
Route became much more crowded from Tui onward. Started making reservations the night before by asking the host of where we stayed to help with where to stay in the next town. Worked really well for the last portion of the trip.
Such an amazing journey (I am repeating myself, but that keeps ringing in my heart.) I am still "unpacking" all that i found on my Camino (a phrase my husband used when he walked the Primitive last fall..and what I really understand now!)
So grateful for my month of May!
Martha
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. The Camino never ceases to show us what we need to see. Strangely enough, for a loner, the thing I loved most about my first Camino was the people I met along the way! Gotta love Life
