Caminho do Norte: Day 12 – Ansião to Rio de Couras

Ansião was just as sleepy when we left town as when we’d wandered in yesterday. Once again we’re doing our own thing in terms of distance and destination. Not only is the next official stage of the Caminho do Norte … Continued

Caminho do Norte: Day 10 – Coimbra to Ameixieira

We woke to thick fog. The river that had looked so captivating last night looked grey and depressing in the morning light. Harri had been kept awake by the early-hours partying of Coimbra’s student population; I had somehow managed to … Continued

Caminho do Norte: Day 1 – Valença to Ponte de Lima

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