Category: Camino Portuges 2019
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Camino Portugues day 27: Hospital to Finisterre (38,8km)
Boom! I have reached “End of Earth”. A lighthouse at the most western point of Europe. The Atlantic Ocean greeted me with gorgeous sunny weather. I can’t wait to see the sun set into the ocean later from the local beach. Somehow, my body is always tuned to perform best exactly when needed most. Had…
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Camino Portugues day 26: Santa Mariña to Hospital (17,8km)
My right leg is just getting worse. I have to take really short days and give it plenty of rest along the way. I know I can make it to Finisterre. I just didn’t know it was gonna be so troublesome. Pretty much from the first few kilometers, the limping started. Most of the day…
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Camino Portugues day 25: Negreira to Santa Mariña (21,3km)
The views today have been astonishing. Today and tomorrow we can enjoy views from hilltops all day. The picture I took shows the valley where I slept and, since it was only seven degrees down below, then you got this beautiful white mist. Walking today was surprisingly difficult. I hoped for at least a 30km…
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Camino Portugues day 24: Santiago to Negreira (20,4km)
I was aiming to have a slow day and recover. It was as good as I could hope for. I slept until 9am and really took my time before heading off. Had a big breakfast after only 7km of walking. Usually I don’t eat until 20 km. After food, I was especially slow. My right…
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Camino Portugues day 23: Briallos to Santiago de Compostela (49,0km)
Finished the main journey with a new personal best. 49km in one go and I feel great. No injuries or anything. Had to sit down for an hour after hiking and then started going round the city. Woke up at 4am today, had a quick breakfast snack and went out in complete darkness. Headlamps helped…
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Camino Portugues day 22: Arcade to Briallos (27,2km)
I started doubting the whole reason for walking in the morning… The road was just so crazy boring. Everything looked the same as I have seen for many hundred kilometers now. Feels like it takes something impressive to add flavor to yet another hiking day by foot. I would love to go cycling in Estonia…
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Camino Portugues day 21: Vigo to Arcade (22,9km)
I was following a trail along the mountainside overlooking Ria de Vigo (Vigo river). Mountainbikers must have loved it too, because they were constantly on the road. Because of sharp pain the last two days, I was very careful about my right foot. I walked extra slow today. Shifting the weight of my backpack to…
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Camino Portugues day 20: Baiona to Vigo (25,5km)
Life is sometimes as interesting as this field of cabbages – nothing really to do or look at. Today the road is split into three options: villages with cabbages (normal route), mountain road +5km and city streets by the ocean +3km. My right foot was still hurting, so I chose the short route. I did…
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Camino Portugues day 19: A Guarda to Baiona (34,3km)
Today I had a lazy morning and slept well. I had my accommodation for today booked ahead for the first time on this trip. There were only two people left out of thirty in the albergue. Within four hours, I hiked 18km and caught pretty much everyone with my speedwalking. The second part of the…
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Camino Portugues day 18: Carreço (POR) to A Guarda (ESP) (22,9km)
I crossed the border today on a ferry (read: small boat). It was just the crew, two cars and twenty pilgrims crossing the river in a storm. In the morning, as I reached the trail, I saw a pilgrim that I passed a little later. By then, both of us had actually lost the correct…
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Camino Portugues day 17: Marinhas to Carreço (29,6km)
My last night in Portugal. I was lucky to start my day just after the heavy rainfall finished. The early morning hike was amazing. In the picture you can see a mountain trail going around and across a river to a village on the other side. I really miss mountain hiking. The rest of the…
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Camino Portugues day 16: Vila do Conde to Marinhas (29,2km)
My hopes for this week not to get rain went out the window in the first 30 minutes. Luckily, most rain came in half an hour and then it was just dripping for a few hours. The ocean wind blowing in my face was nice and warm, so at least no freezing. A few cups…
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