Portuguese Coastal, Part of the Primitivo, Week in Vigo
WynChar Diary, April 9
Camino walking: Marinhos to Anha, 10.1 miles in 6:11 hours
Elevation: up 604 feet, down 435 feet, from 1 to 391 feet, we were inland today and there were a lot of hills, it was also quite hot so we were tired and sweaty when we got to the hotel.
Flight of stairs climbed (equivalent per Wynette’s Fitbit): 72
Total walking: 11.05 miles
Percent on boardwalks: 0%, we missed them.
Pilgrims seen: we didn’t count but probably over 100, this is a popular Camino and April is getting into the season.
Pilgrims walked with: 4, two pairs, one couple from Ohio, USA, and one couple from Cornwall, England.
Breakfasts on the trail: 1, we have been having breakfasts at our hotels where they were included but we prefer to walk 2-3 hours and then have fried eggs and toast with coffee. We ate at a pastry shop but she was happy to make us eggs.
Pilgrim trails walked backwards: 1, this would be the pilgrimage to Fatima. The Fatima walk is popular in Portugal and goes along the same paths as the Camino, sometimes in the same direction (farther south) but here the Camino is going north and Fatima is going south. It is funny to see the Camino (yellow) and Fatima (blue) arrows pointing in opposite directions.
Rugged forest trails walked: 1, there was a long section along a river. The trail had lots of rocks and roots and parts where we had to be very careful scrambling down. We almost fell once or twice. Wynette was using her hiking poles.
Pilgrim memorials passed: 1, you see these along all the caminos.
Tricky trailPilgrim memorial
2 thoughts on “WynChar Diary, April 9”
Don’t love that tricky trail! Balance is the key and that isn’t so great for us elders
It really was tricky. At one point, I lost my balance and tottered back and forth and somehow managed to avoid a bad fall into rocks by falling into the brush on the side of the trail. Wearing a pack doesn’t help.
Don’t love that tricky trail! Balance is the key and that isn’t so great for us elders
It really was tricky. At one point, I lost my balance and tottered back and forth and somehow managed to avoid a bad fall into rocks by falling into the brush on the side of the trail. Wearing a pack doesn’t help.