Conimbriga to Coimbra (11.73 miles/18.92 km) Today was the shortest day of the Camino and I am glad that it was because I am in a beautiful old city. Coimbra is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon and Porto. I have to be honest that I heard lots of people on the Camino …
Continue reading Camino Portuguese, Day 12, Thursday, September 5, 2019
UPDATE ON MY KNEE It's been over two months since I completed the CVDLP and I have been sitting home resting and doing absolutely nothing, which is what the doctor has recommended for me. As it turned out the pain in my knee was worse than I thought. I saw a orthopedic surgeon two days …
Epilog CVdlP, October 29, 2016 I thought I had written the last of my blog for my trek on the Camino Via de la Plata, but I had an every interesting few days on my journey home. I had had several very nice days in Santiago de Compostela and found myself just soaking in the …
Continue reading CVdlP, Epilog, Tuesday to Saturday, October 25-29
Mombuey to Puebla de Sanabria (15.67 miles / 25.23 k) Today was going to be my short day and a day of rest, and it thankfully turned out that way. The day seemed to start out well when Michael came back to the alberque before seven and said that he found a bar open down …
Santiago de Compestela I just had to add this day to my blog as it is part of a good ending to my trek. I went to bed around midnight and slept until nine this morning. I guess I really need the sleep and rest. It isn't until you stop something that you realize how …
Laxe to Santiago de Compostela (38.54 miles / 45.95 k) Wow, today was it, the day that I finished the Camino Via de la Plata at Santiago de Compostela! The way I felt this morning I didn't think I had it in me to finish today, nor had I intended to. I had a restless …
Oseira to Laxe (20 miles / 32.00 k ?) Today was an interesting day, as it started out rather funny. I had my first really exposure to what's known as a "bag rustler." I have read and heard stories about them but never really experience one until this morning. Rustlers come from all over the …
Ourense to Oseira (23 miles / 37 k) Today was another long day as this stage was only about thirteen to fourteen miles to Cea. I got there by 1:30 PM and it seemed to early to stop, and I still had a lot of energy. Tomorrow's stage from Cea to Laxe had two routes, …
Vilar de Barrio to Ourense (18.74 miles / 30.17 K) Today was suppose to be a short day and it turned out a bit longer than I expected. The guide notes the distance between Vilar de Barrio as a little over thirteen miles, but the mileage that I note in my blogs are usually the …
Laza to Xunqueira de Ambia (22 miles / 35.42 k) I started my day early knowing it would be a long day and that there were some steep sections. I started a little before eight and walked with my headlight on for the first hour. The further north I am getting the later it stays …
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