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    eSIM card questions

    I think this thread has pretty much run its course, but here's my summary response: 1) If you have Visible, you won't have international calling with them. 2) If you have Visible, your phone is unlocked, so that means you can use a SIM card or an eSIM. 3) Before deciding between a SIM or...
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    Trouble with accommodation in Armenteira

    I arrived earlier this summer at the Armenteira albergue to discover it was no longer a municipal albergue and now required reservations--which we did not have. (I was fortunate to stay there back in 2017 when it first opened.) Fortunately, the hospitalero was sympathetic to our plight and...
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    Taxi from Porto airport to Ponte de Lima

    Take a look at Barquense's schedule. I've used them many times. They're reliable and cheap. Last shuttle isn't as late as 7:00, but hopefully it still works for you. https://www.barquense.pt/Home.php Barquense
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    Travelling from Porto airport to a different start point (Ponte de Lima)

    Yes, that's the online schedule. BUT, I would strongly recommend an email confirming the time and making a reservation. Also, I'd scout out the shuttle bus location at the airport. There are a bunch of shuttles and Barquense is just one of them.
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    Travelling from Porto airport to a different start point (Ponte de Lima)

    I’ve made the trip from the Porto airport to Ponte de Lima many times and will be taking a group again in May. As a previous poster noted, use Barquense transport. Email them to reserve a spot on the shuttle van. https://barquense.pt/ If you get lucky, the driver will drop you off close to the...
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    Specifics on how to get taxi from Roncesvalles to Biarritz?

    Thanks all for the advice!
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    Specifics on how to get taxi from Roncesvalles to Biarritz?

    Okay, this is an odd request, but can anyone suggest the best way to get a taxi from Roncesvalles to the Biarritz airport? Two of us are hiking the Camino Portugues, but we also want to hike over the Pyrenees--just to say we did! So after finishing in SdC, we're catching a flight to Biarritz...
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    Variante Espiritual

    I've done the spiritual variant multiple times. It's a recognized route. No need to hide that you took a boat. You will get the compostela.
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    Boat Departure Time from Vilanova de Arousa

    Just to close the loop on this, Anemone had it right . . . you never know what to expect as far as boat availability in Vilanova de Arousa. Carmen, the hospitalera in Armenteira called and reserved us 7 seats on a boat leaving at 2:00. We could have also opted for a 4:00 departure, but we...
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    Boat Departure Time from Vilanova de Arousa

    Has anyone recently taken the boat from Vilanova de Arousa? What was the date and what time did you depart? I know the time for the boat departure from Vilanova de Arousa is based on the tides. I actually found a tide chart for Vilanova de Arousa, so now I'm trying to estimate a departure...
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    Porriño albergue removes kitchenware

    Walking the CP in late May/early June, we discovered that the Porriño municipal albergue removed all the kitchenware (pots, plates, silverware) from its kitchen. It also does not have a refrigerator. It's a shame because it is a nice kitchen otherwise and it has a nice dining area (plus...
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    Warning - Detour of Porriño almost wiped out.

    Just to give a recent report on the marking of the alternate route away from the Industrial Zone . . . We were headed toward Porriño at the end of May 2015 , we found every waymark at the beginning of the detour painted over in black. Yellow arrows were painted to take peregrinos into the...
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