Category Archives: Camino

Day 15 Mealhada to Agueda

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Judy

25km A long hot day, spent walking mostly on paved roads.We missed an early arrow as we set off, but quickly realised thanks to Greg’s GPS. Then an hour or so later, I walked on ahead of Greg and completely … Continue reading →

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Day 14 Coimbra to Mealhada

Posted on May 15, 2012 by greg

23 km – It was a late start because we had decided to post the tent and thermarest inflatable mattresses back to Australia, because we did not think we would need them anymore. As well it would be 3.7kg of … Continue reading →

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Rest Day Coimbra

Posted on May 14, 2012 by greg

Sunday in Coimbra. We did the kind of things that most people do on holiday – slept in, had a late breakfast, walked around and explored a bit, sat in a cafe eating cakes and drinking our preferred caffeinated beverage … Continue reading →

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Day 13 Condeixa-a-Nova to Coimbra

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Judy

22kms plus a bit. Last night we stayed at a town that is a couple of kms off the Camino. We wanted to break a 30km stage into 2 shorter stages, and Condeixa-a-Nova had a couple of residencials and some … Continue reading →

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Day 12 Rabacal to Condeixa-a-Nova

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Judy

14km. Late start to the day because we wanted to have a look at the Roman Museum next door to the albergue, and it didn’t open until 10am. Well worth a visit, with lots of artifacts from the Roman villa … Continue reading →

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Day 11 Ansiao to Rabacal

Posted on May 10, 2012 by greg

18kms. Another sunny day (we’ll stop talking about the weather soon, I promise. It’s just that sunshine is still a bit of a novelty to us after 2 weeks of rain every day). The Camino Portuguese guide by John Brierley … Continue reading →

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Day 10 Alvaiazere to Ansiao

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Judy

15km. Gorgeous day, blue sky with no clouds this morning, and just a few high, wispy clouds by the time we finished walking at 3pm. We spent the day walking on quiet country roads and along cobbled paths through old … Continue reading →

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Day 9 Portela de Vila Verde to Alvaiazere

Posted on May 8, 2012 by greg

17km. It rained for a lot of the night, but we stayed dry in our tent. We awoke to dark clouds, and we thought we had another day of rain. However the rain had stopped, and it never rained the … Continue reading →

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Day 8 Tomar to Portela de Vila Verde

Posted on May 7, 2012 by greg

15km. It rained – all day. We have camped behind an old stone wall, off the Camino. Its another 15km to a hotel, and Judy is suffering from some bad blisters on her feet. We walked out of Tomar in … Continue reading →

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Rest Day Tomar

Posted on May 6, 2012 by greg

We took it easy in Tomar, giving Judy a chance to recover after walking 3 days straight. It was our first sunny day with no rain since we have arrived in Portugal. However we were not walking!

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