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Bom caminho Lauren! What an exciting adventure you and your daughter are about to embark on.
In general, yes. I would confirm with each one as you book though just to be sure.
Some albergues also have private rooms although these will likely be...
This is a complicated question and you're going to get a lot of opinions on each side. Having walked the coastal twice and part of the Central once (Porto to Ponte de Lima), I can offer a few general comments:
1) From a pure walking point of...
If you tend to "push hard" then maybe it might be a good idea to have a fixed "break time" at least in the beginning.
In my experience, stopping every hour or so for a few minutes works well enough. Just sit down, drink a few sips of water, have...
I stop when there is a place for coffee or to eat my lunch on a rock, log, or bench if there is one. If there isn't (as there often was not this winter in the rain and with few open bars), I just keep walking until something comes up.
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