Portuguese Coastal Camino

August 27, 2021

Back from Another Camino. Now what?

It’s been almost a month since the shuttle at LAX whisked us away after twelve plus hours in the air and three hours perspiring in a serpentine queue winding its way through Customs at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Aurora and I have decided to give up travel…at least for the next few months. Portuguese Coastal Camino Although this second Camino, […]
July 23, 2021

Michelin Chef and the Women of Galicia (Day 5: Caldas de Reis to Padron)

Hotel Chef Rivera Once again our friends at Follow The Camino had placed us at a warm and accommodating lodging called Hotel Chef Rivera in Pádron, Galicia. Madame Pirriette from France and her husband, the renowned cook, José Antonio Rivera, aka Chef Rivera, run the place and as I gifted them a pair of books, they returned the favor with […]
July 17, 2021

5 Takeaways in Our Return to the Camino

A Second Camino We’ve never worked harder in our lives to make this second Camino work. In just 72 hours we, intrepid travelers, have experienced one challenge after another as we make our way along the Portuguese Coastal Camino during this new world of COVID. Yet, as we settled in at an outdoor restaurant in Oporto, Portugal and raised our […]