Join me on Day 8 of the Camino Portuguese on the central route as we head towards Pontevedra where we found the best lunch of the Camino 🫑🐙

🗓 Itinerary (April 2022)
Day 1 – Porto to Labruge (Coastal, 26km/16mi)
Day 2 – Labruge to Rates (Coastal to Central, 24km/15mi)
Day 3 – Rates to Casa Fernanda (Central, 39km/24mi)
Day 4 – Casa Fernanda to Ponte de Lima (Central, 14km/9mi)
Day 5 – Ponte de Lima to Rubiãs (Central, 18km/11mi)
Day 6 – Rubiãs to Tui (Central, 20km/12mi)
Day 7 – Tui to Saxamonde (Central), 28km/17mi)
📍Day 8 – Saxamonde to Pontevedra (Central, 23km/14mi)
Day 9 – Pontevedra to Armenteira (Spiritual Variant)
Day 10 – Armenteira to Vilanova da Arousa (Spiritual Variant)
Day 11 – Vilanova da Arousa to Santiago (Central)

💶 Total Daily Costs (67€)
– Breakfast: Napolitana & Coffee (3€)
– Coffee x 3 (3.5€)
– Lunch: Pilgrim Menu (14.5€)
– Dinner: Steak & Cake (20€)
– Hotel in Pontevedra (26€)

🎒 Gear:
– Osprey Talon 33L backpack
– Altra Lone Peak trail running shoes
– Columbia zip-off hiking pants
– Uniqlo lightweight trousers
– Down jacket
– Arcteryx rain jacket
– Buff
– Exofficio underwear (3)
– Uniqlo t-shirt (3)
– Long-sleeve shirt (2)
– Darn Tough socks (2)
– Sandals
– Sunglasses
– Sleeping bag liner
– Toiletries, hat, sunglasses, electronics, passport, etc

💭 Day 8 Thoughts:
Today was my favorite day of the Camino—it was filled with good food, amazing people, and interesting/enlightening talks. We had the best lunch of the Camino across the Ponte Medieval de Pontesampaio (old Roman bridge) with octopus & green peppers (A Romana restaurant). And then we arrived in Pontevedra to meet more familiar faces before setting off on the Spiritual Variant.

Bom caminho/buen camino,
David 🐚

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I’m David, a Californian living in Amsterdam. I grew up in San Francisco, studied and worked in LA, took a sabbatical around the world, and then packed my bags for Europe. I make videos about lifestyle design, hiking, and living/working/studying in Europe.

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