Day 7 July 21 – Valença do Minho to Mos in Spain, 19.65 miles

Today was the hardest day for me. Probably because yesterday I didn’t rest enough. After arriving at the albergue since I haven’t walked enough why not walk more. I needed to buy food and stumbled on a mercadillo and then went to see the old town built on a Fortaleza where they were selling the same stuff than at the mercadillo but much more expensive....

Aug 2022

Day 6 – July 20th – Labruja to Valença do Minho

Woke up at 5 am. Did some yoga and started to get ready slowly. At 6:30 am my breakfast (coffee, bread, cheese and dulce de membrillo) was waiting for me. I didn’t see a soul. Very peaceful stay, helped me to catching up with this blog, since Casa da Valada doesn’t have WiFi. Yesterday a woman in her forties opened me the door of this stone house with...

Aug 2022

Day 5 July 19th – Corgo to Labruja, 18 miles

Breakfast, chapel, bathroom, rain, poncho, thankful, tears, joy, hunger, rest, ponte d we Lima, checs, uphills and downhills, Oasis, carbonara, heat, tired, Casa da Valada. La Bruja llegó a Labruja. La Bruja llegó a labruja with two stops: one in Ponte de Lima to see the city and another 3 miles before Labruja at 3 pm in albergue Oasis to eat...

Jul 2022

Day 4 July 18 – Barcelinhos to Corgo with detour to Santuario de la Aparecida – 16.15 miles

This is the right amount of miles to walk. I have even the luxury to take a detour to El Santuario de la Aparecida. The legend says that the Virgin Mary show up to a muted and disabled person called Joao and he started talking. In the chapel it’s a tunnel with a boulder that you need to cross. If you can’t you need to return and work on your sins....

Jul 2022

Day 5 July 19th – Corgo to Labruja, 18 miles

Breakfast, chapel, bathroom, rain, poncho, thankful, tears, joy, hunger, rest, ponte d we Lima, checs, uphills and downhills, Oasis, carbonara, heat, tired, Casa da Valada. La Bruja llegó a Labruja. La Bruja llegó a labruja with two stops: one in Ponte de Lima to see the city and another 3 miles before Labruja at 3 pm in albergue Oasis to eat...

Jul 2022

Day 4 July 18 – Barcelinhos to Corgo with detour to Santuario de la Aparecida – 16.15 miles

This is the right amount of miles to walk. I have even the luxury to take a detour to El Santuario de la Aparecida. The legend says that the Virgin Mary show up to a muted and disabled person called Joao and he started talking. In the chapel it’s a tunnel with a boulder that you need to cross. If you can’t you need to return and work on your sins....

Jul 2022

Day 3 July 17th Vila do Conde – Barcelinhos 20.94 miles

Almost died of exhaustion and heat but this is my type of Camino . I walked around 15 k to get into Camino Central at San Pedro de Rates and the another 18 k to Barcelinhos. It was very hot and I almost melted but I really like the feeling of Camino Central. Less people and tourists, walking along pueblitos and finding even a little local festivity...

Jul 2022

Day 2 July 16th Lebruge – Vila do Conde – 7 miles plus 8 miles

Today I walked more in town than between Lebruge and Vila do Conde. 15 miles aprox I had breakfast with my peregrina friend and started walking around 8:30 am. I forgot to start Strava and realized it was not recording only the last mile. It was around 7 miles between towns. I arrived at Vila do Conde at 11am, so I had 4 hours to kill. Mercedes continued...

Jul 2022

Day 1 – July 15th Porto-Lebruge 19 miles

Today I had breakfast at the albergue for 3€. It was prepared by Sonia, one of the volunteers. Last night, I heard a Spanish woman arriving late. I was already on the top bed of a bunk bed. She had the bottom. She asked me if I was Spanish. I don’t remember what I answered but I was already on the mood for sleeping. During the night I heard people singing...

Jul 2022

Day 3 July 17th Vila do Conde – Barcelinhos 20.94 miles

Almost died of exhaustion and heat but this is my type of Camino . I walked around 15 k to get into Camino Central at San Pedro de Rates and the another 18 k to Barcelinhos. It was very hot and I almost melted but I really like the feeling of Camino Central. Less people and tourists, walking along pueblitos and finding even a little local festivity...

Jul 2022