It's three years since I last wrote on this blog. Then I had just walked from Lisbon in Portugal to Santiago de Compostela in Spain - all...

On Sunday we took a day trip to Finisterre and Costa da Morte. Had we another few days we might have walked there, but Barelona and home...

After 27 days walking, 5 rest days and over 650 kms we arrived in Santiago de Compostela yesterday around 11.30am. There was a real...

It is one month since we left Lisbon and after today we have just 8kms to go. Because we had time to spare we decided to break up the...

First of all a very big thank you from the Waikato Refugee Whanau Reunification Trust for the donations that we have received. As you...

This morning we left Tui looking forward to an easy 17kms walk in the spring sunshine. The day didn't disappoint. At one point the...

Yesterday we walked 30kms from Caminha in Portugal to Tui in Spain. After the busyness of the Camino since Porto we met only one other...

Between Porto and Caminha we met many pilgrims of all ages from around the world. From Lisbon to Porto we met no more than 20...

Here are some photos from the last few days. The delightful Maria Gabriella. Forest walk that reminded me of the Te Waihou walkway....

This evening (7 May), we arrived in Viana do Costela. In the last three days we have covered 84 kms. After two days walking on boardwalk...

We left Porto on 5 May heading for Via Cha. We opted for the coastal route which turned a couple of surprises. The route follows the...

After the quiet of the Camino the hustle and bustle is hard to take. We have four nights here as one of our group is leaving on Sunday...

We arrived in Porto on 1 May having walked from Grijo. When at Sao Joao a Madeira we tried booking ahead for Grijo, but discovered we...

We are now over halfway and staying in Sao Joao Da Madeira. We have found that six people trying to get accommodation in pilgrim hostels...

It's 28 April and we have covered 298kms and have 322kms to go, more if we decide to do the coastal route from Porto. We have been...

After a relatively easy 18km walk yesterday we enjoyed a rest day exploring Coimbra. Last night I decided to try a Portuguese speciality...

Ansiao to Conimbriga is 32kms. Time to make up for the day before. Yet another day of rain, wine and negotiating swollen streams and...

I never thought I would be disappointed not to have walked 27kms in the rain. The day started cold and wet and got colder and wetter....

Tomar to Cortica is a walk of 25ks through eucalyptus and cork forests, olive groves, and scrubland. A couple of very steep climbs...

We arrived in Tomar on Holy Saturday looking forward to a rest day on Easter Sunday. Our accommodation was in a lovely old building in...