Deepforest
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2015 Camino Frances 2016 Camino Portuguese 2017 del Norte and Primitivo 2017 Via Francegina 2018.
fellow pilgrims, I completed the camino France's last year and thoroughly loved it. This year my camino walking friend is dead set on the Portuguese camino from Lisbon to Santiago. We have no time restrictions and intend to start on July 1st from Lisbon .
I'm concerned that we will be missing the social aspect of the camino as I keep hearing the route isn't popular until Porto, and I really enjoyed meeting other pilgrims and making new friends. I also hear there are few albergues before Porto. Im going to buy the Brierly guide this weekend as I found his Frances guide invaluable. It really helped us a lot.
Do you think we will meet many other pilgrims if we walk from Lisbon on July 1st? I've spent the last year picking up basic Spanish phrases and now I'm thinking I'm back to square one with the language issue. Is communication difficult along the way?
And lastly I was wondering if the bed bug situation is less an issue than on the Frances?
My friend is dead set on this camino but I keep hearing of busy roads, long stages and few albergues. Having said that, I'm sure there will be some really lovely experiences too. I had been thinking the El Norte would be more my cup of tea but I'm starting to do my homework now and am having a good look at the Portuguese route.
Any help or advice most welcome. Thanks guys.
I'm concerned that we will be missing the social aspect of the camino as I keep hearing the route isn't popular until Porto, and I really enjoyed meeting other pilgrims and making new friends. I also hear there are few albergues before Porto. Im going to buy the Brierly guide this weekend as I found his Frances guide invaluable. It really helped us a lot.
Do you think we will meet many other pilgrims if we walk from Lisbon on July 1st? I've spent the last year picking up basic Spanish phrases and now I'm thinking I'm back to square one with the language issue. Is communication difficult along the way?
And lastly I was wondering if the bed bug situation is less an issue than on the Frances?
My friend is dead set on this camino but I keep hearing of busy roads, long stages and few albergues. Having said that, I'm sure there will be some really lovely experiences too. I had been thinking the El Norte would be more my cup of tea but I'm starting to do my homework now and am having a good look at the Portuguese route.
Any help or advice most welcome. Thanks guys.