67 + 72 + 12 ≠ 160 miles

[Adelina]

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

 

[Former member 49149]

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

Congratulations! And also many thanks I am sure for pilgrims following who will be very interested in your careful record of facts related to where you stayed.
So, your next one?!

Help! Miles? KM? Arithmetic. It doesn't add up. But then - why should it? It is a great achievement, whichever way you look at it.

 

[Former member 22438]

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

You did a great job

 

[Maxsmart]

This is a great list, very helpful for those of us considering the Portugues in the future. Can you update to include Km for each day? That would be even more useful!

 

[Ronald Boivin]

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

Thank you so much for this detailed information. I hope to do part of that Camino this Fall after completing the Camino Mozarabe.

 

[NancyZ]

I'm 67, my husband is 72 and we did 160 miles in 12 days - from Porto to Santiago. A real joy to walk with my husband after walking 2 sections of the Frances on my own (which I also loved!).

Below is our itinerary:
SFO to Lisbon (2 days); train to Porto (3 days) and then the Camino began:
DAY !:
Bus from Porto to Matosinhos – short walk to Vila Cha – Casa Sandra (private room); dinner at Praia Mar – fish & salad picked from the garden - delicious!
DAY 2:
Vila Cha to Apúlia – Albergue Santiago da Costa (private room w/washing machine, shared kitchen)
DAY 3:
Apúlia to Anha – Casa de Carolina Albergue (bunk beds – communal rooms, shared bathroom) - very friendly albergue
DAY 4:
Anha to Vila Praia da Ancora – Quinta da Quinhas (private room, shared kitchen) – working farm above town, beautiful setting – sweet, scenic, and lively town – walked through on the way out of town from Quinta da Quinhas
DAY 5:
Vila Praia da Ancora to Oia – Calla Inn (private room, shared kitchen) – beautiful setting; very long walk – took ferry (6 Euro) from before Caminha to A Guarda then continued on the boardwalk along the coast
DAY 6:
Oia to Sabaris – Hotel Avenida (private room/Booking.com) – long walk, Sabaris away from busy Baiona – enjoyable stay Sabaris, a smaller, less touristy village
DAY 7:
Sabaris to Vigo – Hotel Exe (great deal in lovely hotel – inc breakfast)
DAY 8:
Vigo to Redondela – Pension Rua de Medio (private room) – very wet beginning - Redondela is a bustling town with many more Pilgrims coming in from other routes - we stayed because of the Puppet Festival!
DAY 9:
Redondela to Pontevedra – (studio/Booking.com) – very wet day – Dia de las Letras Gallegas - music and more in Pontevedra
DAY 10:
Pontevedra to Caldas de Rey – Pension Augas Quente (Booking.com) -lovely town
DAY 11:
Caldas de Rey to Padron – Hotel Chef Rivera (laundromat next door!); celebratory feeling with many pilgrims approaching the end
DAY 12:
Padron to Santiago de Compostela – Airbnb near the Casco Viejo – somber feeling as Santiago was approached. Enjoyed 3 days of exploring Pilgrim House, the town and even got the Butafumeiro on a scheduled day – 5/23/22

Another unbelievable journey - time for reflection, being in the moment, and planning day by day.

Thank you for sharing. I’ll be there end of September.