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Great info, I'm starting the St James Way, from Reading on the 10th May, hopefully the canal/river levels will have dropped, planning on 5 days to Southampton, the camino Ingles in Sept, good to hear about the availability of stamps....
There seems to be a lot of support for it and at some point if the pilgrim numbers continue to rise, there may be a point that affordable accommodation options will develop. I'm really hoping so.
When I did the Ingles last September I met a Mexican priest who had started from Reading. He told me it was well worth doing, so definitely on my radar now.
Here is a brief outline of our Camino from Reading UK to Santiago de Compostella via the Camino Ingles.
Day 1 April 7th Reading to Little London.
Reading is very Pilgrim friendly, great signage. Interesting Abbey ruins.
Very muddy, many detours...
We stayed at Rectoral de Cine last night in Presedo. Off the Camino but will pick up at Xente do Camino. We had 3 rooms. Only ones there. Can’t say enough good things about it. Breakfast and dinner served. Gorgeous place. We’re a party of 6 with...
I have a new copy of the guide to Camino Portuguese by Kat (I think) XX. My question is: is there anyone who is going to Lisbon/ Porto who could pop it in the Albergue municipal/ or use it and then leave it in an albergue so someone else takes...
Greetings Fellow Pilgrims!
I have more than a month to go until I leave on my first Camino, but couldn't resist getting my pack together already this weekend.
My full backpack (Deuter 30 L) is currently weighing in at 9.9 lbs/4.49 kgs. That...
Day 0? I’m here 😊and I start my slow coastal camino tomorrow! Feel blessed and recognize the privilege it is to be able to take this journey. Tomorrow a short walk to Matosinhos - just right for a walk in the rain! Am looking forward to being...
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