An update from the Camino. After 9 days of walking I am in Coimbra. It has been an excellent Camino, met about 15 or so other pilgrims (one of whom was bitten by a dog, luckily not serious). Not much rain but cold wind and very cold at night. Sun is strong, I got slight sunburn.
The stages have been long, last 4 days have been 30 k plus, with the longest yesterday being 40 from Alvorge to Coimbra due to the albergue in Conimbriga being full ( hospitalero was very apologetic but could not allow me to use my mattress on the floor) and the one in Cernache is shut, leaving the option of sleeping out, which I considered, or pushing on to Coimbra.
On arrival spent some time looking around before finding the Hotel Larbelo where I am giving myself a rest day today.
There is lots of new signage and the way seems to have been re-routed away from main roads where possible onto farm and forest tracks. Very muddy but no traffic. Still some very dodgy road walking though.