Monthly Archives: September 2025

Stage 5: Viana do Castela to Caminhas

Today was 17 miles walked and 1,300′ of climbing.  We’re now at 72 miles hike and 3,600′ climbed.

It was a long, rainy day today!  It started with rain and finished with rain. Wind and clouds filled the middle hours.

I’ll provide some pictures from today, then sign off. We still have a lot to do today before settling down.

We’re on the border with Spain now. The river, Minas, separates the two countries. Tomorrow morning, we’ll take the ferry across to the Spanish side and start trekking in Spain!

Stage 4: Marinhas to Viana do Castelo

Today was 15 miles long and 1300′ of climbing. Totals are now 55 miles walked and 2300′ climbed.

Today was all about a journey from river to river. We started out in Marinhas, at the estuary of the River Calvado

and hiked inland until we came to the estuary of River Limia:

with a whole lot of inland walking in between

If we got lost, there were many helpful signs to direct us

There’s more to talk about concerning today but we have a number of chores to do and a long day ahead for tomorrow (18 plus miles). Net, we’ll cut this short and perhaps fill in details on a future post!