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During my coastal camino I planned a rest day in Vigo. I had no idea about Vigo, but it is a bigger city and in a good location for a break before the last stretch to Santiago. My research had shown me the gorgeous Cies islands, with supposedly one of…

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With only 3 more days to go, you kind of want to cover more distance, do it faster, arrive already. On the other hand you want to make more stops, make it last a bit longer. But I had planned my overnights and would stick to them. It was a…

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It was still dark when I left Vigo, leaving the old town behind me and following the main shopping street. Christmas decorations were already up and I enjoy following this long, straight street, slowly ascending. It changed a lot. After the pedestrian area, it became a busy road, full of…

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Another day with rain in the forecast, but if lucky, only from 3pm. So despite the dark clouds I was optimistic. Hey, there was even some sunshine coming through. It was one of the longer days though, so I was fully prepared to change into rain gear. As I left,…

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How nice are sunny days. It’s not terribly warm, with the sea breeze cooling things down, but everything looks so much better. I divided my leg from A Guarda to Baiona in 2 sections, leading to an easy 12km day to Oia and then 19km the next day. So I…

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It’s Sunday. The streets are quiet even though I left the hostel late. I was up before 7am, but enjoyed writing, having tea and generally taking it easy. The elevador down the hill wouldn’t go till 9 anyway and… it was raining. A lot. So I got off the elevador…

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It’s about 28km from Esposende to Viana do castelo. On the map it looks like there’s a coastal route and one that travels a bit more inland, through a few towns. I chose to do the latter since this one was laid out with arrows and signs. I left early…

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It was already raining when I left Póvoa de Varzim. It wasn’t a lot, just a drizzle, but enough to make my jacket look super wet. The weird thing is that I didn’t wear rain pants and yet my trousers felt totally dry. I didn’t want to have my camera…

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After a free walking tour in Porto I started my way out of the city. I had hoped to arrive at my hostel before the rain started and left with my sunglasses on. It was an easy 10km walk today, all flat, following the river Douro until it reached the…

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Day 5 and 6 on the camino went from São João da Madeira to Porto via Grijo. It’s about 37km and like most of the others, I didn’t feel like doing it all in one day. Luckily there is a small albergue in Grijo to spend the night. The first…

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