September 30, 2015 Rest day in Porto Our rest day in Porto meant a sleep in,some sightseeing, buying a few necessities and getting our hair cut (my colour will have to wait). The Lello bookstore is beautifully restored with the…
October 1, 2015 No Decisions to Make The advantage of having one set of clothes for walking and one for night time is that there is no daily decision making on what to wear. The disadvantage is putting on damp…
October 2, 2015 Rio Alto to Antas 21km with an additional about 5km wandering back and forth. A Good Start How pleasurable it is to wake up all cosy and warm under a sleeping bag, in a little room not…
October 3, 2015 The first to leave the hotel 6:50am. It’s dark outside as we unlock the front door of the hotel and let ourselves out, leaving the key on the desk at reception. An owl in a nearby tree…
October 4, 2015 Leaving Portugal It was with sadness in my heart that we left Portugal today. While the walk was hard and I could have quit quite a few times, in the end it’s the good times that will…
October 5, 2015 The Best Pulpo and fellow Peregrinos Last night six Englishmen were also eating at the restaurant where we went for the best pulpo (octopus) I’ve ever had and to watch the world cup England v Wallabies game….
October 6, 2015 Wet Boots Wearing freshly laundered (again at no cost) clothes, I put off pulling on my still soaking wet boots until I could procrastinate no longer. We let ourselves out of the hotel at 8:00am. My feet…
October 7, 2015 Lost Credentials Packing up to leave this morning our credenciales were not where they should be. We have these documents stamped wherever we stay and a few places in between. We looked everywhere but they seemed to…
October 8, 2015 Walking out of Vigo We slept in and took advantage of the hotel breakfast. A toasted sandwich never tasted so good. Sampling the fruit we were given yesterday was a nice surprise. The size and shape of…
October 9, 2015 Stepping Back in Time Did you have one of these in your house when you were growing up? We did. This one was part of an eclectic collection of ‘stuff’ decorating the pub where we had a…