Category Archives: Spain

We did it!

Yesterday afternoon at 5.30pm, we walked up the steps to the south door of the Santiago Cathedral, which was used by medieval pilgrims travellingthe Camino Portugues and is the oldest doorway in the Cathedral, dating back to the 11th century. … Continue reading

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Day 32 Padron to Santiago de Compostela!

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Day 31 Caldas de Reis to Padron

18km. Another hot day, probably up to 34C today. Slightly more shade than yesterday, but unfortunately Greg was feeling unwell today … so we can rule out the tapas as he didn’t eat any! I am feeling much better, thankfully. … Continue reading

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Day 30 Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis

22km. It was a hot day 32C.  Judy woke up feeling unwell, maybe eating too much of some of that dodgy Tapas, however she soldiered on. We loaded up with extra water because it was going to be hot, and … Continue reading

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Day 29 Redondela to Pontevedra

22km. We were up and out the door before 9am, mainly because it’s rare for breakfast to be included in the price of a hotel room, whereas in Portugal it was almost always included. Doesn’t really matter to us as … Continue reading

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Day 28 Porrino to Redondela

15km We are still working on Poruguese time. We went to bed at 10pm, closed the blinds because it was still sunny outside. We managed to get up in time for the 9am breakfast. We hit the road at 10am, … Continue reading

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Day 27 Valenca to Porrino

21km. We slept late, and did not get on the road until 10:00am. Unfortunately that was 11:00am Spanish time, which we would soon be on. We walked around the fortress of Valencia and then crossed the bridge out of Portugal … Continue reading

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