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  1. rainswift

    Spiritual Variante

    My understanding is: Ribadumia is more of an broader municipality than a specific town. From Armenteira Monastery, you walk northwest along the Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua for about 9-10 km. At that point you will be in Ribadumia, at approximately Os Castanos...
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    Accommodation options on the Camino Portuguese: To book or not to book?

    On google chrome, right click and from the menu select "Translate to English." This works on basically all webpages for translation.
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    Should I stay or should I go?

    I'm going to go on the Herbon diversion (3km) and see if I can stay at the Convento, after I take the boat. If it's an early morning boat I should be able to get a bed at Herbon. It's said they have a lovely communal meal, a tour of the monastery, and a mass/pilgrim's blessing. If Herbon...
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    Food before Herbon diversion

    Thanks! I had a google maps browse of it and was hoping there'd be a recommendation for a particular place from a forum member. Probably everybody goes on to Padron for the wider variety, though.
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    Food before Herbon diversion

    That's not as fun! I love the research and planning process. 😂
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    Spiritual Variante

    Perfect, thank you!
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    Food before Herbon diversion

    So the plan is: 1. Wake up in Vilanova de Arousa 2. Take the earliest possible boat (pre-booked ticket) to Pontecesures (~ 8am) 3. Land in Pontecesures (~ 10am?) 4. Find some food, including lunch to take away (??????) 5. Walk to Herbon Convento. 6. Wait diligently for the Convento to open...
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    Spiritual Variante

    To clarify, do you mean "the right side of the river if you are going toward Ribadumia (ie, progressing towards Santiago de Compostela"? I really want to walk on the scenic side! (I realize that's probably obvious to some people, but I can't help thinking "if you face the other direction, the...
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    Spiritual Variante

    Oh, it’s you! In the flesh (so to speak)! I found your packing list invaluable when I was beginning to put together my gear. It’s among the most practical packing lists I’ve seen and your comments are very thoughtful.
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    Spiritual Variante

    Regarding the Monastery, you can try to contact them a few days before, but I do not think you will be able to reserve even close to the date. Here is what Sister Paula wrote to me when I asked them about 2024 reservations: Translated, this means: Note that the earlier check-in time is...
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    Spiritual Variante

    Yes, I'm hoping to stay at the Convento in Herbon. I'm comfortable with knowing that I can't book a reservation for that place, knowing that if they can't take me Padron is not far and has lots of accommodations to choose from. (Conversely, Armenteira has few options, so one has to choose to...
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    Spiritual Variante

    I didn't know about the wax stamp! That sounds lovely. I'm even more excited to stay there now. :)
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    Spiritual Variante

    I'm planning to walk the Spiritual Variant in June 2024. Be aware that the Armenteira Monastery no longer takes reservations for pilgrims. They accept pilgrims on a first-come-first-serve basis, if they have rooms that night. In addition, per their Facebook page as of Jan 20 2024, the...
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    Camino Portuguese alone or with someone

    Oh! As you are a woman, you might also like to join the Camigas facebook group (just search for it). They are an all-women group of pilgrims, lots of solo women walkers, both experienced and inexperienced, very friendly.
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    Camino Portuguese alone or with someone

    Just from reading around, I would say the danger is for road-safety reasons mostly. More in the yellow-flag range for a first-time pilgrim is that there's less infrastructure for pilgrims (albergues etc) between Lisbon and Porto, and also you are going quite early in the season (March) so things...
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    Camino Portuguese alone or with someone

    @AdkaVajova I will add, I've heard the Camino from Lisbon to Porto has a lot of relatively dangerous road walking, and less infrastructure for pilgrims. For a first-time pilgrim, it might not be the best experience. Unless you have a deep soul calling to start from Lisbon, consider beginning in...
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    Camino Portuguese alone or with someone

    I'll be doing the Camino Portuguese in June 2024 from Porto, as a first-time pilgrim, and going solo. I'm in my 30s. I haven't travelled solo for quite a long time, and have never truly "wandered" solo for extended periods of time. That is to say, we have some similarities. I think a little...

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