In Porto - Day 1 On the Camino

We were up early in anticipation of arriving in Porto and walking our first steps on the Camino. The Whitbys made the 50 km (30 mile) drive to drop us off at the Flix bus station in Coimbra. Lots of hugs and our first wish for a ‘Buen Camino’, and we boarded our bus for the 1-1/2 hour trip to Porto. We made our way through the maze of the huge TIC bus/train station in Porto and David ordered an Uber on his phone (isn’t that amazing?) and within minutes, we were heading to our hotel downtown.It was too early to check in to our hotel, so we registered, left off our packs and headed on foot to Sé do Porto (Porto Cathedral) where our Camino would begin. The weather so far has been superb. Blue skies and warm temps in the 70s. We couldn’t have asked for better. We considered this an auspicious start.The Sé do Porto sits regally atop a steep hill. The cobblestone street climb was a bit strenuous and we noticed that we weren’t the only ones to stop en route to catch our breaths. It was very…