Portugal El Camino - 2016 4

Portugal El Camino - 2016

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September 5th 2016
Day 8 – August 31, 2016 – Tomar, Portugal - Rest Day – 0.00 Miles Another wonderful morning of sleeping in and not having to put on my hiking boots or backpack. At breakfast we met Tony and Tonya from Washington state along with Tonya’s mother, Dorthea who is 91 years old, still hikes and who had a hip replacement just a little over a year ago. We started the day out by visiting the ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more