Portugal El Camino - 2016 3

Portugal El Camino - 2016

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September 12th 2016
Day 15 – September 7, 2016 - Mealhada, Portugal to Agueda, Portugal - 17.1 Miles Woke up to a misty, moisty, foggy morning that had me putting the rain cover on my backpack. What a big change from the hot weather we have been having. The day stayed cloud covered until about 12:30 pm when the sun finally decided it wanted to come out and join us. We had to backtrack a little this morni ... 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