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    travels from No. CA, USA to Porto

    I agree with Norwegian airlines. We are flying from Oakland nonstop into Barcelona and then taking a Ryanair flight to Porto. Very reasonable. Sign up for Norwegian awards program and they will keep you informed of special deals. Our nonstop flight to Barcelona was $160.00 when we booked it at...
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    Spiritual Variant - what’s the boat ride like?

    I loved the boatride. It was interesting and entertaining. The boat we were on was big enough for 6 passengers and captain and first mate. Approximately 1 he ride. Will be doing it again next month!!
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    First world question - hair dryer

    One of the best things about the Camino was letting go of things that I normally used at home. No hairdryer, no makeup. Cut my hair short and air-dried.
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    Coffee in Spain

    The coffee is the best that I have ever had in Spain and Portugal and served in regular cups..the highlight of my mornings, afternoons and evenings. I became addicted and looking forward to having again this summer.
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    Sangria

    We always ate the fruit that came with the sangria..considered it our daily fruit portion for the day.
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    Meltdowns. How did/do you handle them?

    I watched my Amiga partner have a meltdown..after a long hard day of hiking we could not find the place we had booked to stay that night. We were on the right street and walked up and down that street for what seemed forever..it was getting dark and she was getting more and more frustrated..she...
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    Cobbles, narrow roads, % of Hard Surface Roads

    We walked the the Portuguese coastal from Porto to Santiago in June and would loved it. I wore good hiking sandals with strong support for my feet and they worked great for me. The beautiful views, the food and the wonderful and helpful people made any hard road services worth ever step. Will...
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    Doubts after Day 1

    I bought 600 mg ibuprofen in pharmacy in Spain..pilgrims helper!
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    Do I really need long pants?

    Also, if you are doing the outer coastal route..I recommend doing the variant espirtual part of it. My favourite part of that route.
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    Do I really need long pants?

    I just finished the coastal route from Porto to Santiago. Had 2 pair of zip off hiking pants, always wore them as shorts and finally just left both sets of the zipped off pants behind to lighten the load as I never felt the need for long pants. Used a high level, water resistant sunscreen and...
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    coastal route

    Thanks...this forum is a wonderful resource. It has help tremendously with my preparations and route decisions. So glad this it available.
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    coastal route

    Living today..flying from Los Angeles and will starting from Portal on June 3rd:)
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    Too Quiet

    The coastal route sounds perfect to me..I will be leaving for Portugal on Tuesday and will be be in portal June 2nd..looking forward to the quite coastal and spiritual beauty.
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    My first Camino June 2016

    We will be arriving in Porto on June 2nd and starting our hike on June 3rd..we are doing the coastal shoreline route. This will be our first camino also.. buen camino!!
  15. faye bettencourt

    1st camino leaving the USA

    Thanks!!
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