writing and hiking in the sun
On this, our fifth day of walking the Caminho do Norte, we again tinkered with the ‘official stages’ and will be walking a little farther than the suggested 23 kilometres to Lourosa. Today’s destination is Santa Maria de Feira, which … Continued
We started our caminho by rather ambitiously combining the first two stages recommended on the Caminho do Norte website. This meant our first day’s hiking distance would be a rather terrifying 36.8km. Still, however tough our first day of hiking, … Continued
We woke just after six, excited at the prospect of setting off on the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros – our very first experience of walking any caminho in northern Portugal. This 239-kilometre caminho from Braga is the newest … Continued
