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Day 11 – Coimbra to Sernadelo – 25km/15.5 miles When leaving a big a city on foot that usually means a lot of pavement walking in not so pretty areas.

Day 10 – Cernache to Coimbra – 12km/7.45 miles Today was a pseudo rest day to allow time to explore Coimbra since we arrived around 10am. It also allows us

Day 9 – Alvorge to Cernache – 26km/16.1 miles Today was finally a shorter day which allowed me to arrive in town earlier than the last few days. The difference

Day 8 – Alvaiãzere to Alvorge – 28km/17.4 miles Today was another good day of varied landscapes and physical challenges. Since we stayed a little outside the main town last

Day 7 – Tomar to Alvaiázere – 29km/18 miles Today was my far the best day on this Camino so far. It was a long day but a good day

Day 6 – Golegã to Tomar – 33km/20.50 miles This was the third of four straight 30km+ days and it offered some new surprises as well as some of the

Day 5 – Santarem to Golega – 34km/21.10 miles We actually left early today which was supposed to help avoid the heat, but the afternoon still ended walking in 86

Day 4 – Azambuja to Santarem – 33km/20.50 miles This one was a real doozy. Being the first 30km+ day it was definitely a challenge for the mind and body.

Day 3 – Vila Franca de Xira to Azambuja – 20km/12.4 miles Today was similar to yesterday in that the walking included a good amount of pavement and developed areas.

Day 2 – Apriate to Vila Franca de Xira – 18km/11.1 miles Today was quite the contrast to yesterday in the weather. It was overcast, drizzling and windy so the

Day 1 – Lisbon to Apriate – 22km/13.6 miles I got a little start on the day leaving Lisbon since I had to take the metro backwards into the city

Lisbon as a city has been awesome so far. I went to from a hot and humid Florida to cool 70s and breezy. I hadn’t been here before, but it