Camino Portuguese

In May 2022, we completed the Camino Portuguese from Porto. This was our first time doing a Camino de Santiago pilgrimage -- imagine trekking hundreds of kilometers on paths that…

Best Rest Day Ever One of the best blessings of this whole trip was to not have specific time constraints. When we needed a rest day, we took one. When…

To Santiago! Short Day for Final Day Each step felt lighter today. We were walking with joy in our steps. Today felt like a graduation day, where we were anticipating…

Padrón to O Milladoiro. Early Start The final stage, according to the Brierley guide, is walking from Padrón to Santiago. That wasn't our plan, 25Km is a huge day for…

Caldas de Reis to Padrón. They were Just Showing Off On the other side of the church was a van with the Spanish Civil Guard. The van was strategically placed…

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…