“All journeys have secret destinations of which the Traveller is unaware!” Martin Buber Day 5 – 23 June – Rubiaes to Tui (Spain) Total kms to date: 149 kms (excluding other walking) Lizards seen: 38 (slow day) Snakes seen: 4 (3 small and 2 big – all dead bar the one today, scary) Pilgrims seen: … More Flowers, postboxes and a real live snake

Thought I would take advantage of the wifi and post some more photos of the journey. It is so beautiful. Day 3: Barcelos to Ponte de Lima These vineyards are everywhere Thank goodness for the arrows Ponte de Lima below Day 4 – Ponte de Lima to Rabiaes I hope you enjoyed the visual feast. … More Photos from Days 3 and 4.

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it!” Alice Walker Day 4 – Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes – 20kms Total kms to date: 111kms (excluding other walking) Lizards seen: 38 (another slow day) Snakes seen: 4 (three small and one big – … More Up up up and down down down and Beautiful

“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind” Seneca Day 3 – 21st June – Barcelos to Ponte de Lima – 35kms Total kms to date: 90 kms (excluding other walking) Lizards seen: 35 (slow day) Snakes seen: 3 (two small and one big – thank goodness all dead) Pilgrims seen: 6 … More Vineyards, rolling hills, woodlands …

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks” John Muir Day 2 – Vila do Condo to Barcelos Kms – 33 in total G&T’s to date; 5 Mojito’s to date; 3 Lizards spotted; 33 Photos taken; 995 Glasses of wine; not counting Today I was up at 5am and on the … More Fast traffic, forests, postboxes, doors and soccer

“Walking is man’s best medicine!” Hippocrates Day one; Porto To Vila do Conde Kms; 32kms There are a few routes to walk the Portuguese Camino, among them the Central Way and the Coastal Way. I had originally wanted to walk the coastal way, as it sounded lovely walking along the sea for 30 plus kms. … More Sea and sky forever

“We have nothing to lose and a world to see!” Anon 17th and 18th June 2018 Kms walked: 13 Porto Cathedral I arrived in Porto after a three and a half hour train ride. Found my Hotel after wandering around like a lost fart for 30 mins. Santa Catarina Suites turned out to be just … More Porto – the City of Bridges

“If we are not fully i the present moment we miss everything” Anon Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June 2018 Kms walked; 30 The journey began on Thursday afternoon, i was seated on my Emirates flight swiftly and i was presented with my first gift (and I wasn’t even on the Camino yet), an empty … More Lisbon – a place to see

Excitement is growing, in just six sleeps I leave for Portugal and my Camino Portuguese. I have decided to use the same blog address and the same theme of looking for gifts on the Camino de Santiago. I will walk from Porto in Portugal to Santiago in Spain, along the Central Way. Approximately 289kms. Twelve … More At last my next Camino coming soon …. 2018