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    Class of 2011 Camino Portugese

    I walked it this Spring, mid-April to mid-May. Wonderful weather, usually high 60s F, around 20 C , only a couple of days of serious rain. Not at all crowded. I posted some notes on accomodations in the accomodation section here. Within a month or so I hope to have a photo essay about the...
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    For anyone in the Seattle Area

    I will be doing a talk/slide show on the Caminho Portuguese this Wednesday, September 15, in Bremerton, at Collective Visions Gallery at 7 PM (free). Collective Visions is at 4th and Pacific, just a three block walk from the ferry terminal. This spring I walked the Caminho from Porto to...
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    Camino Portuguese. Matosinhos to Vila do Conde Atlantic Coast

    I walked it this spring. Brierley's guide gives the impression you would be slogging through sand, but most of it is on boardwalk or roads of coastal villages. If you are in Vila do Conde on a Saturday, the little Adega do Tijolo (on the little Praca do Tijolo) has very local fado on Saturday...
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    Beach route from Porto to Vila do Conde

    I took two days from Vila do Conde to Barcelos, but it could be done in one day. From V. do Conde to Arcos it is not well marked, but the directions in Brierley are good. Once in Arcos you are on the main route and yellow arrows are abundant. With the easy metro connection from Porto to V.do...
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    sellos

    I was about two days from Santiago at my slow pace, taking a brief 'standing rest' by proping my backpack on a fence railing to let my shoulders breathe a bit, when an ambulance stopped. My first thought "Was do I look so bad that I need assistance?" I had just finshed a short but steep hill...
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    Porto to Santiago

    I just walked it this year, from mid April to May 11. Wonderful weather most of the way -- no rain, no extreme heat, perfect trekking temperatures, often enough cloud cover to take the bite out of the sun. There is a lot of shade along the route. Most of the steeper segments are through...
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    Porto to Santiago

    I was on the Caminho Portuguese (starting from Porto) from April 16 through May 11. Very few on the trail in Portugal, a few more once I entered Galicia, but nothing was crowded. Mostly I stayed in hotels, no reservations except for Santiago and no problems. The two nights I spent in...
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    Fleece as middle layer

    I used a mid-weight fleece vest -- Caminho Portuguese mid April to mid May. Needed it the most the last few days when I hit some cooler weather. I'm in Santiago now and I really needed it just walking around the city as there has been a bit of really cool weather. On warmer days (most of my...
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    Good Restaurants with non-smoking areas in Santiago?

    Ivar, Thank you so much -- I will certainly try it. And soon, as I am in Caldas de Reis -- and experiencing the first rain since leaving Porto. Kit kstaylor@centurytel.net
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    Good Restaurants with non-smoking areas in Santiago?

    I'll be in Santiago in four days, and proably stay for two. Does anyone have recommendations for restaurants that have real non-smoking sections or are even completely non-smoking? I've found it difficult so far to get good meals in Galicia without being assaulted by the stench of cigarette...
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    Pontevedra -- Photography Exhibition

    If you will be in Pontevedra on or before May 18, there is an exhibition of powerful photographs of faith and despair by Galician photographer Tino Martinez, "Os Milagres of Amil" [The Miracles of Amil]. Some are as stunning as the best work of Sebastiao Salgado. They are showing at a branch...
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    Accommodation Notes, Vila do Conde to Pontevedra

    Some notes on what I've used for accommodations -- all are listed in Brierley, some are less expensive than he indicates. Starting mid-April and now into early May I've had no problem finding rooms, usualyly arriving mid to late afternoon and always without reservations, as I have not so far...
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    For non-smokers, a couple of restaurants in Galicia

    Portugal's strong non-smoking rules spoiled me -- I could eat in almost any restaurant without the stench of cigarette smoke. Once I crossed the bridge into Galicia it became more difficult. Two I can recommend are: In Arcade, actually on the Caminho between the albergue and the bridge...
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    Starting from Porto April 16

    Yes, it is open -- called Albergue de Tamel, right by the church.. It hadn't yet opened for the day when I went by it, but the next day I talked to three Germans who had stayed there -- and said they were the only ones staying there. I stayed at Residential Arantes -- listed in Brierley -- in...
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    Flight cancellations from volcano

    TAP just announced that it expects to have all backlogs resolved by Saturday, putting on extra flights if needed, and should have everything on its normal schedule by Saturday also. At least that was what they announced, per this mornings Lisbon newspaper (I'm in Barcelos at the moment)...
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    Beach route from Porto to Vila do Conde

    English is very widely spoken here. Perhaps if you got lost and had to ask a farmer for directions you could have some problems. But I also met a group of three pilgrims who speak only Spanish and they are doing fine. It has taken some effort on my part to keep conversations in Portuguese as...
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    Beach route from Porto to Vila do Conde

    I only tried the beach route from Porto (Matosinhos) to Vila do Conde. From Vila do Conde I connected with the main route following the directions in Brierley. His directions are pretty good. There is one very dangerous -- but short -- section with high stone walls on both sides of a curving...
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    Beach route from Porto to Vila do Conde

    The Brierley book gives the impression that one would be walking mostly on sand on the optional beach route from Matosinhos to Vila do Conde. That could be a difficult slog for 22 k. You can walk about 2/3 -- the first 2/3 -- of it without any sand walking. Much is boardwalk, some of it quite...
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    Starting from Porto April 16

    Chris, I'll post my notes on accomodations in the accomodations section of this forum -- just posted one on Porto. My plan is to stay at basic hotels. I'm avoiding the albergues because -- due to losing most of my esophogus 13 years ago -- I often have spells of loud coughing in the middle of...
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    Porto

    In Porto I'm staying at Duas Nacoes -- it is listed as good value in the Brierley book and in Lonely Planet and I concur. 25 Euros for a single room with private bath. Basic, but clean and I have a window that opens. WiFi included, although it is a bit spotty. Breakfast not included, but you...

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