Camino Portugués Coastal Route: Day 1 (April 2022) 

I love your positive attitude! Do you walk by yourself? You’re the kind of person I’d love to walk my first Camino with. You love it so much and seem to find the positive in everything. What a beautiful quality to have.

Lol your joie de vivre walking in the rain on day 1 made us smile!

I've booked my flight from NY to Porto for September 10th. SO excited and will be watching lots of videos from here on out. Thanks for sharing this.

Hey Nadine, looking forward to the rest of your Portuguese Camino. Thanks for the adventure.

Still enjoying your videos! Got my roadmap travel to SJPP done for Sept. 9 trip!!!!!!!!

I sure many of us can relate so much to this, and take the inspiration from it. My 1st Camino was 4 hours of travelling to the airport and then a 2 hour flight. Straight off the other end and hit the trail. It's disorientating at first but survival mode soon kicks in. "It's so bad... but really beautiful too" - that's the Camino spirit! And not many people understand the "Is this the way you choose to take a vacation?" Hiking miles and miles each day, often in terrible weather; too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, every night a strange bed in a (somewhat) strange land. But it's one of the greatest challenges and you never know that feeling until you try. One thing is for sure: you will always remember it! Looking forward to your stories. Keep up the great work :)

Love your positive attitude. Watching with goosebumps and major FOMO. Keep sharing. Can't wait to see the next video. Bom Caminho!

For some reason I love when the weather is a little wild. Makes me feel alive lol 🌧️💖 I love your positive outlook and I can’t wait to watch the rest of this series-I’m researching the coastal route for my first Camino!

Ty ☺️✨ my friends want to do a Camino as well. We are All fans ♥️💪

I'll be staying at the Fishtail Hostel too! Thank you Nadine, glad to know there is a grocery store nearby!! ❤🥾🥰

You made me smile so much. Going to the Portuguese in late September this year. So looking forward to that simple life again.

Every day on the Camino is great, however some are definitely easier than others. Love the smiles. Good luck with it. Hope to be in Porto in Sept.

awesome! we walked the coastal route from Porto in 2018. such stunning views of the ocean, they will follow you on your left the vast majority of your days! looking forward to your next days! happy easter! Nadine, and buen camino!

Yeayy! One more! Buen camino!

Thank you so much for sharing! There’s a real feel to it even not being there and just watching your video! Good job! Ultreia! 🙌💗

I love the way you are taking that ‘❤so bad smile and fun ‘

I enjoyed your laugh’s and positive vibe along your first rainy 🌧️day👍

thanks for sharing its great to see someone on the camino in real time.

Great first day indeed. My wife and I walked same in 2019. By same I also mean RAIN! Our shoes to got wet the first day, the second day, the third day, etc. We had only one day without any rain. My wife's shoes NEVER dried completely and she left them behind after years of use. Her feet were fully recovered within a few months of returning home. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip videos.

Love your positive attitude. Looking forward to more videos.

Hi Nadine, Totally understand what you mean about travel taking it out of you. I did a 24 hour bus-train-flight-train from my home to St Jean, which was about 27 hours, and then walked half of the first stage of the french, and I was busted for a day or two, just short of energy. Hope the rest comes a little easier. Thanks as always for your videos and insight.

You seem to be incredible!!

Such a stormy beginning. It will get BETTER! Good Luck!

We also did the Portuguese (coastal). Love your content Nadine!

great, looking forward to follow your Camino adventure...:-)

YEAAH!! 4,000 subs... 5000 around the corner

Nadine, thank you for sharing your experience!! We did a mix of the Camino Português da Costa e Central, and after watching your videos, I’m really motivated to start the planning of our Camino da Costa! Thank you!! Great videos and information!

Bien Camino dear one! 🥰

Thanks so much for showing this! I will flight from Miami May 2nd and start my camino Portuguese May 5TH from Porto! Have a great Camino!!

I loved this video and seeing you so elated to be back on the Camino. Despite the weather.

Really enjoying your series and have to admit it seems like a slightly guilty pleasure as I prepare for my second camino, which will be the Caminho Português in October. After completing the Norte last October ( endless rain!) the camino is calling me back. Very nice video editing and commentary.

Almost 6 months ago to the day was my first Camino day ever: Porto to Matosinhos❤️ I chose Matosinhos because I was nervous about a long first day, and wanted to be close to Porto if any of my gear turned out to be problematic. The Coastal route was magic for me, and I’m so excited to follow along with you and relive it vicariously. Buen Camino!

i love you and Love your positive attitude

Hello, Nadine. I did this walk between Porto and Santiago in the fall of 2015 and it poured for the first few days. I saw almost no pilgrims and my feet blistered from being wet. Eventually I turned to an inland route which had its fair share of rain, but there were more places to stay and shelter, more people and overall it was more interesting. Best of luck to you.

Thinking about doing this route next year. Like your video style. Thanks for sharing.

Okay I’m hooked- that smile dragged me into this trip. How many days? Never even heard of this pilgrimage before.

I ❤ Porto. It is such a beautiful City. Buen camino. We have walked the inland route from Valença de Minho.

There is a popular saying in portugal: In April, thousand waters Great

Enjoy the after-fun. I look forward to your next movies. best regards, 'millennium' 🤗

Thanks for sharing, your videos continues to inspire. Watching from my one zero day on the Camino Primitivo (in Lugo). Hope your wetter gets better, so far it's been perfect in spain 🤩

Spectacular courages camino

My Camino plan has been suspended due to the pandemic situation. Thanks for your sharing and hope I can pick it up later.

My son and I hiked St Jean-> Santiago -> Finistere almost 29 years ago. It is time to go again and your video has me thinking that the coastal Portuguese is for me. I like the design of your raincoat. What is the brand?

Thanks for sharing your journey. When will you go back again?

oh...and tell us more about your rain gear!

Hello great smile, May 13 2022, I will start my journey to Santiago de Compostela, Coastal Route too ..... :)

Love your videos!! Been walking the Frances but now I have booked a flight to Porto and will be walking the coastal way :-D Feels like I´m the only one thats concerned over how I will get from the airport to " the start" 😵‍💫 I will arive 6 pm and think I maybe better stay in a hotel nearby the airport the first nigt? or will it be easy to catch a bus or so to get near the centrum? People doesn´t talk som much about how they get to the starting point 🙈 // Maria

Hey Nadine, I'm going to start the Portuguese Caminho next week. From Lisbon. Bom Caminho to you

Good job. I will be there on 20th. Let’s hope it clears up.

Hey, I will go in May, also the coastal way, so I am curious to see how everything goes :) Good luck to you and have fun

How many days and km daily did it take to get to Santiago ?

Hello! Love your videos. What days in April did you do this Camino?

To speed up the drying of wet shoes try stuffing them with newspaper.

I wanted to do the pilgrimage next year in September with my 3 sons. I doubt through they will be into a 30 days walk. Will the Camino de Portugues be the shortest @nadinewalks?

What city did you fly into?

Hallo Nadine, Thanks for sharing your walk, I’m just home from walking the “Via de la Plata” and already want to go back. I am curious how the Camino Portugese will be, Buen Camino.

Can dry clothes, shoes anything using a hair dryer.

Hello Nadine, is it possible to use hammocks during this camino? Has anybody here any experience with that on Portuguese Camino?

Hi, Nadine; Hope you are doing well. Would you mind to tell me the brand and where to buy the rain top you are wearing? Thank you so much for sharing.

Hello Nadine. Where did you get your Pilgrim Passport (Credencial Camino de Santiago)? Was it at the Cathedral?

There is a reason you prefer the summer months for your Caminos. Hope you did not exceed your preferred pack weight with the added winter and rain clothes.

Nice. You didn't mention the forecast?

Nadine, BOM CAMINO. I did the Spanish Camino and one day soon hope to the Camino Portuguese. I will follow your posts and hope to plot a path for myself. May I please ask what editing software do you use ? How did you get the wonderful background music in ? Safe Travels

I also started in Trinidade. 😂

You didnt quite get the weather unforuntately haha!

Planning to walk this April Would you recommend coastal or central route now that you may have done both?

what's the Covid situation there?what precautions, if any, did you take?

What kind of jacket and pants do you have?