Watching wild waves on the camino
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…
Hitting the first milestone
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…
Zigzagging around train tracks
The morning was absolutely stunning. The sun was out. There was a breeze. It was quiet on the streets because it was Sunday. And my path led me into the forest between Albergaria-a-Velha and Albergaria-a-Nova. Here it was clearly visible how close the fires got to people’s houses. A scary…
An unexpected bright day
The forecast wasn’t good. It would rain a lot today. But just like the other day, it turned out better than expected. Much better. Just before 7am I got up and saw two Spanish pilgrims standing in the doorway. Outside, in the little alley with the decorative umbrellas, the rain…
Gloomy day on the camino
The people in my room are early birds. Even though one stumbled in drunk last night, the alarm was set for 6.30am. Ok, she stumbled in at 9pm. But she was so drunk she couldn’t open the door and later fell out of her bed. I tried to ignore the…
Picking up the camino
During the pandemic I spontaneously started walking North from Lisbon. It had been a dream to walk a longer camino route and I was excited to have the time to do it. I met 2 other pilgrims along the way and besides that it was quiet, solitary. But I loved…
Beach weekend in Warnemünde
On a 33 degree day, where most people just went to the beach, I started my day early to rent a bike and ride West. From Warnemünde I kept going until I got tired, past Kühlungsborn, all the way to a beach near Kägsdorf. I felt so happy, on top…
Out into the Uckermark
The Uckermark is only just over 1 hour away from Berlin by train. I hadn’t really explored it yet, so it’s was high time to check it out. The regional train was absolutely packed and I didn’t find a seat until the last couple of stops. An older lady was…
The hanseatic city of Rostock
On a good day, a train will take you from Berlin to Rostock in just over 2 hours. So, I had to explore this area, even if my train got canceled and I ended up spending much longer to get there. I was staying in Warnemünde and took the S-bahn…
2 days in the Schlaubetal
I had a new tent and I was super keen to try it. So I planned an overnight hike in Brandenburg and invited some colleagues. We had a rough start and missed the train by 2 minutes. The tension was real, and so was the disappointed as the train left…