Cynthia Piper
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Group busking. Similar to a group we saw in Coimbra. Street scenes- Jay' favourite place, a candy shop, the queue for the bookshop, and...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 23, 20231 min read
A Fun Day in Porto
A great day in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal and the home of port wine. The city is vibrant with people from all over Europe...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 22, 20231 min read
A Day of Contrasts
Yesterday in Grijo the weather was almost the perfect temperature for walking. Today in Porto it is pouring with rain. Our accommodation...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Capella and Cemeteries
Some of the constants on the Camino are the wayside shrines, capella, small chapels, and statues in the front gardens. My Aunty May had...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Long, hot day.
We started today very late because we got our bags taken to our next location and the taxi arrived at 9am. We stopped at a cafe close by...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Getting Lost on the Camino.
From Albergaria A Nova to Sao Jaoa de Maderia on a very hot day. We passed through the heritage site of Bompasta, to Oliveria de...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Jay Lesves a Calling Card (Stone)
Just another day on the Camino, but there is always something special that happens! We started the day in Agueda, a beautiful morning...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Jay has said it all.
Jay had said most of what today was about. The best part was our shared meal and lively conversation with fellow pilgrims this evening....
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Spaghetti and meatballs.
We started off the day by getting a taxi a bit closer to our final destination. We had been walking for a few minutes when Grandma...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 17, 20231 min read
That might have been a snake!
Andre, one of the workers from our hotel very kindly drove us to the outskirts of Coimbra so we didn't have to walk through the suburbs...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Bats, Books, and Bunsen Burners.
This morning we walked, or should I say struggled, up to Coimbra University Joanine Library, commissioned in 1717 by King Joao V. We...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 15, 20231 min read
Sam Neill is everwhere
We are in Coimbra, I turn on TV to see what has happened in the world, guess who pops up- Sam Neill talking about Cooks voyage to NZ. A...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Recovery Day
We have three nights in Coimbra, time for Jay to recover from the bout of food poisoning. It's 8.35am and Jay is still sound asleep. ...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Oakley and the Romans.
We had a nice chill day today, we went and had a nice breakfast of bread and cheese, and then relaxed for a bit. After that we took a...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 14, 20231 min read
The Best Day
Last night at dinner in an American themed restaurant in Conimbriga, Jay declared it was the best day so far, history, ancient ruins, a...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Walking with Whiskey.
I started off the day very tired and very uncomfortable. The bed we had stayed in the night before was very uncomfortable and my feet...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Mixed Reviews
Our accommodation in Alvaiazere had mixed reviews. Jay's bed was very hard, too short, with the result they got very little sleep. On...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Ice cream with Marmalade
We had a nice 26km walk, I was woken up at 6:11am today, which in my opinion is far too early. We started off walking by a river and...
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Cynthia Piper
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Cats, Wisteria, and Hills!
We left Tomar at 7am bound for Alvaiazere, a 31km walk. Leaving early in the cool morning was perfect. The first few kms along a river...
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