Author: John & Laura

Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis. Powered by Prayer, Croissants, and Churros Our first sustenance of the day came when we stopped at the Igrexa da Virxe Peregrina. The host stamped…

Arcade to Pontevedra. Bridge over Untroubled Waters Ponte Medieval de Pontesampaio by PSdeG. Our first challenge of the morning was to find the Camino again. It wasn't that hard, especially…

Saxamonde to Arcade. Tender Toes Our original plan for yesterday was to walk to Redondela, but poor Laura's feet were still recovering from the blisters. So, we stopped short at…

O Porriño to Saxamonde. The Camino Provides We had planned to walk to Redondela this day, but Laura's feet were really hurting. She had been wearing sandals for the past…

Tui to O Porrino. Old International Bridge over the Minho Even though the bridge was inspired by Eiffel, crossing this bridge wasn't the most fun part of the Camino.  The name…

135 Km to Santiago, 135 Km to Porto, we made it to the halfway point. North to Valença. Cash is King Our typical day is to wake, pack our bags,…

Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes. Steepest climb between Porto and Santiago Route elevation profile for the steepest climb. Today was the steepest climb that we encountered between Porto and Santiago.…

Ponte de Lima is 159 Km from Santiago. Ponte de Lima Junio Bruto convinces his men to cross the Lima River. In 138 AD, the Roman soldiers refused to cross…

Balugaes to Ponte de Lima. It's Like a Friday Even though it was a Tuesday, it felt like a Friday. That is because we were planning to take a rest…

Barcelos to Balugaes. Breakfast of Champions Breakfast at Hotel Bagoeira. Our hotel had a wonderful breakfast buffet with many options to satisfy various international diets. We usually would start our…