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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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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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