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    pretty much terrified - landing in Lisbon Monday the 28th

    Here's the number..... S.O.S Peregrino - (+351) 915 595 213 buen camino!
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    Mold for top of tarta de Santiago

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    Poll: Which backpacks are most popular on the Caminos?

    I have Gregory Jade 38. Very comfy.
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    Insects besides bedbugs

    Same here. Got mosquito bites on camino portugues....
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    July 2013 pilgrim statistics

    It's Japanese, not Chinese.:) Here's a link to the English site: http://peregrinossantiago.es/eng/pilgrims-office/statistics/
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    Alternative route Tui-Redondela

    Also, there were some blackberry vines before the turn to the river walk. The Spanish pilgrims were enjoying the berries.
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    Herbón monastery

    There will be a fork, one going to Padron with yellow arrows and the other going to Hebron with red arrows. They open at 4 pm. We considered staying there but decided to go on to Padron. Not to miss, an incredible view of the river as you are crossing the bridge.
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    Alternative route Tui-Redondela

    I just took the alternative route several days ago. It is lovely and well-marked. I asked a Spanish man about the route, and he explained that it is fairly new (just opened last week) and a better route than the original route that goes through the industrial zone. It follows the river and at...
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    I am off, then . . .

    I will be starting my camino on the 30th from Porto. Not sure if we'd cross path along the camino. Buen camino...
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    Train back to Porto from Santiago

    Where would the bus stop in Porto? And which metro station is the nearest to this stop? Thanks!
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    Newbie Packing Help

    If it's raining and warm enough, I'll switch to capris. Still debating whether to get a pair of rain pants or not.
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    Newbie Packing Help

    Hi Diogo, I have a pair of hiking pants - similar to what you got though mine is not convertible. As you said, they are light and they dry fast. Thanks for your advise! I will email you when I have more questions. (Hope you don't mind.) Take care.
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    Newbie Packing Help

    Hi Diogo, scruffy1, Mira, Thanks for your tips. They are helping me with my camino preparation. I am going late August to early September. Do you think I will need rain pants? I am just bringing a rain jacket and no poncho. Will this be enough?
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    Newbie Packing Help

    Hi Jon, I am also a newbie. I am planning on leaving from Porto on the 31st of August. Right now I am planning on taking two dri-fit shirts, a pair of hiking shorts, and a pair of hiking pants. And of course, the other necessities (rain jacket and pants, undies, socks, etc.). Plus, whatever...
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    Carried my hiking poles from home to Valencia

    From which U.S. airport did you depart?
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