Viisited Heineken lounge at Amsterdam airport

Each room is named after a Portuguese author

View from balcony of Room 15

Can see a sliver of the lap pool down below

Port Tasting at Taylor’s Porthouse. \240With cheese & olives. \240

To soften the truffle butter they put a wick in it and lit like a candle

Ten moments total…

Hot Bloody Mary

Blindfolded

A Sin in a Spoon

Clash

Red Passion

Alice in Wonderland and Florbela

Bonjour Paris (complete with Parisian music)

Hotel in Porto

Welcome meeting with guides and other pilgrims

Day 1 - Getting fitted for walking sticks by our guide Miguel

The blessing of Pilgrims at beginning of journey

Our starting point

Cala lillies

Hydrangeas everywhere growing like weeds, all colors

Eucalyptus lined trail

Goats & sheep along trail

Trail is well marked in Portugal. \240The trail markers in Spain are different

First shrine on trail

Momentos left by pilgrims

Terrain along the Camino varies

Tiny churches & places of worship along the way

Phil speaking sheep

Another shrine

We have rocks and mementos, will probably place them around Day 8

Right now Shari is thinking… after about 150 miles I should have everything in life figured out.

Some pilgrims are not people

Nice trail signs

Entering Porte de Lima

Churches abound

Porte de Lima

So many different flowers and plants along trail, enjoyed taking photos of them

People from all over world come to take this journey

Signmaker/bell ringer/souvineer salesman

Phil, Claudia, Pat

Our guides, and magicians (because they appear unexpectedly on trail) MIGUEL & DAVID

David giving tour of grounds at the Count’s beautiful home

Leon the large dog

Count Francesco with his Coat of Arms

Modern day appliances in old world kitchen

Festivities in town

Of course we have to get pic of Phil with the bull…

Early evening before the super big party starts

Dancing in the streets

Passport stamps at end of day

Red line marks 10.5 mile journey from Vitorino de Piaes to Porte de Lima

Coffee spot “The Oasis”

Pilgrim stop

Vaca des Cordas

Day 4 of Camino

Cathedral at Tuy

Some parts of trail are paved…

And some are dirt

Another memorial

Bagpiper on trail

Crossroads between scenic route and industrial route

Someone lost their journal

Dinner out

David’s story re therapy

Ready for Day 5 hike! \240

Holly, Claudia, Shari, Pat, Phil and Miguel

Mile Zero

Had to hike through town to get to the pretty part

Follow the yellow arrows

First marker showing less than 100 km to get to Santiago di Compostela

Thinking of Carmelita

RIP Carmelita

Pilgrims tending to their feet

Nancy

Pat & Holly. \240Twins (by coincidence!)

Mile Zero

13 miles to go

Our trusty guide Miguel

View of the estuary of Vigo. \240Famous for mussels and shellfish

View of the trail ahead

Another view of the trail. \240Scenery changes all the time.

Scallop shell is the symbol of Camino pilgrims

Miguel’s picnic lunch for us

Walking along animal pastures

Spot to leave mementos

Tiny church along the trail

It was more than 13 miles today. \240Phil and Shari have massages scheduled ;)

Mile 0

Starting in Pontevedra

More pilgrims on trail as we get closer to Santiago di Compostela

Pretty trails

Rest stop at Mr Octopus

Symbols of the Camino

Ice cream truck appeared like a mirage

It was real!

Beautiful trails

Took a 1 mile detour to see waterfalls

Walking 13.5 miles today - what’s an extra mile?

Unripened grapes are yummy

Should be called the hydrangea trail

Natural hot springs to soak feet at end of day

Mile Zero

Start of a 16.5 mile walk

Cats walk the Camino too

Potato harvest

Hurt feet are a given on Camino

Mile marker

Pretty trails

Bar along the way

Yummmmm cold beer

Approaching church in Padrone

Only 22 km to Santiago - we will get there tomorrow

Inside church at end of our walk today

Briefing for tomorrow. It’s the big day!

Mile Zero

Girl with the cat (cat is resting)

Danny & Ted remembrances

Sea shells away from the beach

Remembering Brian Morris

Fresco Tours lunch

A glimpse of the cathedral - only 2km (or 2 miles?) away

Pit stop before the finish line

Holly, Claudia & Pat entering cathedral square

Arrived at Siantago di Compostela