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I have fond memories of Rubias (after a very difficult day of walking). We had a wonderful couple from Denmark serenade us Peregrinos to guitar music and singing in the courtyard. I was sipping Vino Tinto and munching on fresh bread and cheese while enjoying music from Bob Dylan, John Denver...
Hello:
I land in Porto at 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon on August 30th. My concern is that I have a small suitcase to ship to Ivar and there will be no postal service available on Saturday or Sunday.
Can anyone share what days and hours the postal service is open in Porto? Is there a post office...
HermanTheGerman thank you for sharing your blog. I felt your pain, laughed till I nearly cried reading some posts and prayed that my walk will be filled with sunshine. You are much stronger than I.
I have been reading about the path that St. James' body was taken after his death and it talks about traveling through the Towers of the West up to the city of Padron. Does anyone know the distance from Padron to the Towers? Is it walkable? If not, is there a bus/public transportation that...
Thanks Anna! I try to express why I am going to walk Sept. 2014 and my family looks at me oddly (and I think secretly believes I won't go through with it). I feel called... my heart is aching to go. This forum keeps me taking the next steps to make the walk from Porto to Santiago a reality!
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