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i am setting up my portuguese camino for sept 2nd.

james walter purdum iv

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camino francés sept 1, 2015
i want to see lisbon for a day then bus to fatima to attend the candle lit rosary on saurday nite and attend mass on sunday, then bus to porto and walk to santiago and then on to finnesterre and maxi...can it be done in 28 days? i walked the camino frances last september and took me 35 days. any and all help and suggestions would be helpful. i have a friend now heading to porto via lisbon and its been a struggle for him visually and long days. we walked together after meting after our stay in orisson.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
John Brierley's book has Porto >> Santiago in 9 stages, ranging from 18 to 33 km. Rounding out the stages, it's about 225 km Porto > Santiago (via ruta central). Sounds more than do-able with your time line, even if you want to take it slower.
 
I want to do the Porto - Santiago with a 9 yr old. Is it possible in 10 days? He's actually the one who wants yo do it with me.
 
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
Depends on the child, but with the day-after-day distances, I'd think it would really be wearing on and difficult for most nine year olds. But you know your own son . . .
 
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
i want to see lisbon for a day then bus to fatima to attend the candle lit rosary on saurday nite and attend mass on sunday, then bus to porto and walk to santiago and then on to finnesterre and maxi...can it be done in 28 days? i walked the camino frances last september and took me 35 days. any and all help and suggestions would be helpful. i have a friend now heading to porto via lisbon and its been a struggle for him visually and long days. we walked together after meting after our stay in orisson.
Coincidently I setup the same day too but this year! 2021. How was the weather? Did you need a poncho? How did u like it?
 

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