Day 26: Sintra, Portugal –  Pena Palace, National Sintra Palace, and Moorish Castle The Portuguese dictator, Salazar, when looking for … Continue reading Back to the good old days – or as we want them to be remembered

Day 25: Lisbon, Portugal We have now started to add in activities to the sightseeing and today was creating our … Continue reading Making our own Azulejos

Day 24: Cascais, Portugal – beach town Such was the advice given to me by the Lisbon muralist, Goncalomar1 (Check … Continue reading “We are all tourists”

Day 23:  Lisbon and Cacilhas, Portugal Today was either a day that nothing worked out as planned or it was … Continue reading Door was open, so we came in

Day 22: Lisbon, Portugal – first full day Our local Lisbon walking guide João is captivating us with another story, … Continue reading The stories we tell

Day 21: Santiago de Compostela, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal The bags are packed, checking to make sure we didn’t forget … Continue reading Travel Day

Day 20: Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre and Muxia and back The Celts, who settled here thought this is where … Continue reading The end of the world – and the end of this Camino

Day 18 and 19: Santiago de Compostela Our first two days where we do not have to be anywhere or … Continue reading Tale of two days

Day 17.5 Santiago de Compostela On our last day on our Camino, we start walking just as the sun is … Continue reading We arrive in Santiago de Compostela

Day 17:  A Picaraña to Santiago de Compostela Continue reading We have arrived