Camino Portugués: Vilaboa to Vigo – 26.8km

With four days of walking the Camino Portugués in reverse ahead of us, you can imagine we were relieved to wake up to blue skies and sunshine. Thankfully, a good night’s sleep had worked wonders and most of last night’s … Continued

Galicia: Mondariz to Vilaboa – 33.2km

There were several occasions today when it seemed we were never going to reach Vilaboa on the Galician coast. Fortunately, Harri’s map-reading skills came to the fore and, despite zero maintenance of the GR58, we eventually limped into town in … Continued

Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros: Lobios to Castro Laboreiro – 21.8km

Our last full day of walking the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros was overshadowed by the looming threat of a thunderstorm. Recalling two lightning strike fatalities in the Brecon Beacons a decade back, I was concerned our hiking poles … Continued