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Camino Portugues is very different than Camino Frances, and not only because we were walking against the current. Here is how the Spanish part of it looked like for us
After the eventful Camino de Fisterra and some well earned rest we decided to do the pilgrim thing and walk backwards like a pilgrim would to return home. We did want a change so instead of walking the same camino back we chose a new one, Camino Portugués.
The experience was very different for us. Having 2 caminos behind us, being on the way for more than a month, walking against the current... So many changes, but the most dominant sign of the Spanish part of the camino was rain.
Our journey
Day 1 - Santiago de Compostela - Milladoiro 6.3km
Day 2 - Milladoiro - Padron 18.4km
Day 3 - Padron - Caldas de Reis 18.7km
Day 4 - Rest in Caldas de Reis
Day 5 - Caldas de Reis - A cancela 11.7km
Day 6 - A cancela - Pontevedra 12.1km
Day 7 - Pontevedra - Arcade 12km
Day 8 - Arcade - Redondela 7km
Day 9 - Redondela - O porriño 15.8km
Day 10 - Being sick at O porriño
Day 11 - O porriño - Tui 15.8km
The baby
The rain made it much harder for us, as we don't have a proper cover for Our baby. Instead we covered different parts with different peaces. The tiredness and pain from carrying him were long gone, we were used to it by now. There are less places to stop, and we are stopping less because of the rain. Our son doesn't have a fan club anymore, and as we are walking the other way we see everyone once. He is still happy though and enjoying himself.
Highlights
Caldas de Reis - Our favorite town along the Camino Portugués. Apart from meeting the most generous hospitalero of all our travels, the town has public hot springs which our feet thanked us for and a beautiful waterfall nearby. We were so happy to be there that we stayed to rest an additional day
Albergue Portela - The first (or the last, depends from which direction you are walking) albergue on this camino that had the spirit of the camino felt in it. We had one of our only community dinners and met some new friends
O Escondidino - A pleasant surprise for the beer lover. I did not plan to have any craft beer on the way as we were passing by small villages in a region that is famous for their wine, but this was a great surprise. In the town of Redondela hides a small bar with some amazing Spanish (and others) craft beer. To our surprise even further, we were not the only one with a baby in the bar!
Our Airbnb in O porriño - Being ill on the camino is not easy, we were very lucky to find an Airbnb that allowed us to check in early and accommodated our every need as a family. We even got a stroller for the day as the owner had a baby similar age to ours
The rain - The signature of this part of our camino. It was raining almost every day. Although it was not the strongest rain we encountered on our journey it was still a big hassle for us
Final thoughts
Once again we were feeling the touristy last 100km of the camino, only the people were even less nice, and the rain and sickness didn't help. Despite all that we enjoyed our time, being together as a family and having a new goal - walking to Portugal.
This is how the camino with our baby from Santiago to Tui went. Did you like it? Do you think we missed anything? Let us know!
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