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Day 12 Rabacal to Condeixa-a-Nova

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

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

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

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

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

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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Day 7 Vila Nova Barquina to Tomar

24km. After spending a couple of days walking mainly on roads from Santarem to Vila Nova Barquina  through Portugal’s vegie patch (lots of corn plus tomatoes, capsicum, potatoes, peas, olives and grapes), we spent the morning walking on forest tracks … Continue reading

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Day 6 Azinhaga to Vila Nova Barquina

18km.  When we left, we looked outside the window, and it was sunny, but with some clouds. Within 5 metres of leaving we stopped to put on our raincoats and pack-covers, and within ten minutes we were walking in steady … Continue reading

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Day 5 Santarem to Azinhaga

Today’s blog post is brought to you by Greg and Judy. I decided it was time to see if I could handle walking for more than a couple of kms with my pack and get back into walking. The good … Continue reading

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Day 4 Azambuja to Santarem

33 km. A long day. It was a nice sunny morning, and after walking through Azambuja and climbing over the railway line bridge, it was a pleasant walk along a quiet country lane eastwards. The Camino Portugués ( as well … Continue reading

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