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I have had contact with the Badajoz Jacobea association, as I crossed te river on May 9. They are building a bridge over the river, so here is their email response of May 10:
We hope that the work on the walkway will be completed soon. It has already been awarded to the company that is going to...
Have used both carriers on different caminos...both worked well. Suggest that shortly before you go you look online to see which has the better deal 'at the moment'.
Spanish sims are fairly cheap, though the 'deals' change from time to time. I've used Orange, Vodafone and Movistar and all have worked well for me. A 'typical deal' would be 100G for 25 Euros for 28 days - and you could add more data if you use it up. You should be able to set up WhatsApp so...
Hard to say. I just finished it on June 12 and saw a total of 4 other pilgrims in the 6 days I walked it. I'm sure there were more than than that, but just didn't 'run' into them.
You don't have to book this early, but suggest you do so a month ahead of time - my guess is it's unlikely that the trains get booked out. I've used RailEurope to book my trips as I had problems using the Renfe website. if you're concerned about flexibility, it's possible to pay a bit more so...
I'm sure you could do it, though much/all of it would probably be on roads. The Porto metro system (Red Line) runs to VdC. You could pick up the Purple line at the airport, exit a Verdes, and hop on the Red Line to VdC.
Suggest you wait and buy a SIM card when you arrived in Spain/Portugal. Last fall I did the Portuguese and El Salvador. Bought a Vodaphone SIM card in Madrid and never had any connection issues - cost was about 25 euros for 100GB/28 days. The short term plans are continually changing though...
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