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Pico, Azores 🌫

Pico is said to have the highest mountain/volcano in Portugal. Since we arrived it has always been so cloudy that we haven't even seen Pico (yes, practical, the mountain is...

São Miguel 🛀

From the Miradouro da Vista do Rei you look directly at the northern crater wall and can marvel at the two lakes in their full length. Next to the viewpoint there is also an...

Waterfall and tea plantation for the birthday💦

We had a wonderful birthday. Our trip took us to the North coast of São Miguel, first to the only organic tea plantation in Europe with tasting and information. Then we visited...

Scrimshaw 🖋 and T-Shirts

Scrimshaw is a miniature carving and engraving technique on animal materials, such as ivory, horn, or bone. A very well-known Scrimshaw museum is operated by the owner of the...

Horta, Faial, Azores 📞

We were in the museum in Horta, (Faial, Azores, Portugal, Europe 🤣) There is a special exhibition: The objects are carved from the inside of the branches of the fig tree. The...

Barcelos → São Pedro de Rates (17km)

Time and Space: The days, the routes and the accommodation all blend together; it’s getting harder and harder to tell them apart. It feels as though I’m having these experiences...

Aborim → Barcelos (16km)

Yesterday and the Rooster: I was wrong; nobody turned up at the Casa de Santiago in the evening. I had the whole pilgrims’ hostel to myself; it felt a bit strange, and I...

Vitorino dos Piães → Aborim (12,8km)

The pilgrim’s meal yesterday evening was good (spaghetti with vegetables, tomato salad, garlic bread and homemade rose wine), but it kept my stomach busy right up until the...

Vitorino das Donas → Vitorino dos Piães (14,6)

The mattress was very hard and I got up at 6.30 am with a backache. By the time I finally set off, it was 8.00 am.The route was on tarmac, but along pleasant side roads through...