Author: Jyri Manninen | Kajura

A sweet Sunday stroll from Caldas da Rainha to the popular tourist town of São Martinho do Porto on Portugal’s Silver Coast. Initially, as I left town, I followed some of the Camino Portuguese markers to Campo, after which I followed the trail track and trails to Salir do Porto.

After crossing the Rio Tornado, I headed to São Martinho do Porto’s long crescent shape beach for the run into the centre, and then on to my final destination, the train station bar (my favourite post-run watering hole!), where I enjoyed a couple of iced cold cervejas (Sagres of course!)

Thanks for coming along on this latest run with me, and be blessed,

Jyri

What a day to go running! This video is of a half marathon run that I did down the Atlantic coast of the very north of Portugal along a portion of the coastal Camino Portuguese pilgrim route. I started in Caminha by the Minho River, which also acts as the border between Portugal and Spain, before working my way down the oceanside pathways and beaches to the village of Carreço, where I was staying at the Albergue Casa do Sardão. Along the way, I popped in to the main oceanside towns of Praia do Camarido, Praia do Moledo, Vila Praia de Âncora, and Praia da Duna do Caldeirão. I also had a few moments to briefly explore two very old fortresses, Forte do Cão and Forte de Paçô, as well as the Montedor Lighthouse right at the end as I arrived at my destination.

I hope you enjoy this run, which was certainly one of the best I’d ever done, at least in terms of the ambience of the sun, sea and general good vibes of the people I interacted with along the way.

Be blessed,
Jyri

This is a video of a 15km run from my ‘Runography’ series, from my starting point in my home-away-from-home, the city of Caldas da Rainha, through some farmlands and forest trails, to an absolutely stunning destination on the Atlantic coast, a spot I now personally call the ‘Mouth of God’.

Life force vibrating.

Medulla Oblongata,

through it flows your love.

The Mouth of God | Jyri Manninen

This very special place is the narrow inlet to the bay of São Martinho do Porto, a popular tourist town located between Foz do Arelho, at the mouth of the Lagoa de Óbidos, in the south, and Nazaré, the home of European big wave surfing, in the north. Please enjoy the amazing views, including from the top of the massive sand dunes at the start of the Rio Tornado; and I also hope you enjoy the haiku poem (also narrated in the video), which I wrote as a dedication to this unforgettable experience.

Be blessed,

Jyri