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Day 19 Sao Joao da Madeira to Grijo

Posted on May 19, 2012 by greg

18 km. The final stretch to Porto according to John Brierleys Camino Portuguese guide is a gruelling 34.3km. The only option to break it into smaller chunks is to stop at Grijo, which we aimed to do. It rained on … Continue reading →

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Day 17 Albergaria-a-Velha to Oliveira de Azemeis

Posted on May 17, 2012 by greg

22km. We woke up to a cloudy overcast and cool day. It really looked like it was going to rain, but it didn’t. The hotel we stayed in didn’t offer breakfast so we went to a nearby busy pastaleria for … Continue reading →

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Day 16 Agueda to Albergaria-a-Velha

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Judy

16km – but somehow we still managed to stretch it out and take most of the day to do it. Knowing that we had a short distance to cover, we took our time over breakfast and packing up, so we … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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