Tag: Portugal

Notes from Home, Camino 2019

by Irene, posted in Camino 2018, Camino 2019, Camino as Life, Camino de Santiago, Camino Portuguese, Costa da Morte, Espiritual Variant, Finisterre and Muxia, Post Camino, Walking off the Trail

  Hola amigos, thank you for walking with me.  I'm home now with lots of Camino stories to still share. The next blog post will be a continuation of my Camino from Padrón on the Camino Portuguese, after the Espiritual Variant. But there are other off-Camino stories to tell, too. On the Camino we often … Continue reading Notes from Home, Camino 2019

Oia to Baiona

by Irene, posted in Baiona, Camino 2019, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Seaside, Espiritual Variant, Oia, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Hola, amigos. We're in España on the Way to the Espiritual Variant through Oia, Baiona and villages along the way. Every day is new on the Camino. What we imagine might or might not become reality, but onward we walk. I've been surprised by the number of arrows, shells, Waymarkers and Pilgrims on the Camino … Continue reading Oia to Baiona

Habitat for Humanity and the Camino: Endings and Beginnings

by Irene, posted in Camino 2019, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Habitat for Humanity, Porto, Volunteering, Walking Camino After 60

Olá amigos. The flow of days continues to connect our Habitat work and the Caminho. Our volunteer team recently completed a part of the rehabilitation of two homes in Amarante, Portugal a beautiful town with a section of the Camino Portuguese running through it. I've included pictures from the two building sites, but since I … Continue reading Habitat for Humanity and the Camino: Endings and Beginnings

Matosinhos and the meeting of River, Sea and Pilgrim Identity

by Irene, posted in Camino 2019, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Habitat for Humanity, Porto, Uncategorized, Walking Camino After 60

It's a perfect Friday, walking from Porto to Matosinhos and back to my Albergue, The Poets Inn. A round trip. The negative ions wash over us, healing, cleansing, renewing humor and gladness. Sounds like a pre-technology advertisement! But I'm excited to be back on the Camino! I'm dressed in my well worn Camino clothes, from … Continue reading Matosinhos and the meeting of River, Sea and Pilgrim Identity

Gratitude On the Way: Home to Lisbon to Porto

by Irene, posted in Camino 2019, Camino as Life, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Habitat for Humanity, Lisbon, Porto, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Walking Camino After 60, Walking off the Trail

Olá amigos. All the moving parts of my journey to Portugal and Spain are coming together and here I am leaving Lisbon, first leg of my adventure. Or was the first leg imagination? I'm able to write this blog thanks to a time adjustment, aka jet lag. Some of you are still living in yesterday … Continue reading Gratitude On the Way: Home to Lisbon to Porto

Volunteering the Camino Way in Portugal and Spain

by Irene, posted in Camino 2019, Camino as Life, Camino de Francés, Camino de Santiago, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Habitat for Humanity, Hospitalera in Albergue, Volunteering, Walking Camino After 60

Hola, amigos, I'm getting ready to return to Spain and Portugal, with new experiences to broaden my Camino journey. How does the Camino inspire?  I believe in following my intuition, reading the signs along the Way and paying attention.  Volunteer opportunities for my September/October Camino appeared when I followed the signs, just like when I walk. … Continue reading Volunteering the Camino Way in Portugal and Spain

From Portugal to Spain: A Meandering Tale and the Long Walk

by Irene, posted in 2018, Camino 2018, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Costa da Morte, Finisterre and Muxia, Walking Camino After 60

Hola amigos. I'm writing from Muxia on the Costa da Morte. This isn't a rerun, although I walked to this village on the Finisterre-Muxia Camino in July. Check out earlier blogs for more images of this incredible coast. My story goes from present to past, the real world. I'm excited to be here, my fourth … Continue reading From Portugal to Spain: A Meandering Tale and the Long Walk

Notes from the Camino Portugués por La Costa

by Irene, posted in 2018, 2018 Spain, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino Litoral, Camino Portuguese, Camino Portuguese Coastal, Camino Seaside, Uncategorized, Walking Camino After 60

Hola amigos, I'm catching up on my Camino notes to September 30, 2018. More stories to come. Almost our last day in Portugal and the best yet. We walked again on the sandy beach and walkways, by water almost all the way. Swimming and wading into the cold sea. Brrr. Earlier in the morning, the … Continue reading Notes from the Camino Portugués por La Costa

Day 5 Walking in the Sand

by Irene, posted in 2018, Camino 2018, Camino as Life, Camino Portuguese, Walking Camino After 60

Today was a ten out of ten on the Portuguese Coastal Way. I walked with a new Camino Amiga from Denmark, Erica, a seasoned peregrina who wanted to walk the same Way as I do: the Camino Litoral on the beach. We had checked the maps and guides and for this stage the recommendation was … Continue reading Day 5 Walking in the Sand

Day 2, Day 3 Labruge to Póvoa de Varzim, Day 4 Esposende to Chafe

by Irene, posted in 2018, Camino 2018, Camino Portuguese, Uncategorized

First to recap the end of the walk to the village of Labruge. I walked with Pilgrims I met in Porto and we decided to stay at the donativo Albergue S.Tiago, about a km from the Coastal Camino. We were the first to register and choose our camas, no literas (bunks). Then a beach walk … Continue reading Day 2, Day 3 Labruge to Póvoa de Varzim, Day 4 Esposende to Chafe