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Rickster, thanks. We thought the Coastal Way would offer a very different experience than our first Camino (CF 2012), even if it means fewer pilgrims and infrastructure. The first Camino was so amazing, life-changing even, that we still talk about it every day as a family. We made very good...
MendiWalker, thanks for that advice. We will give the teens the choice of a more solitary Camino along the ocean or a more social one inland. Will post what we do!
We're so looking forward to spending time as a family on another Camino. Life is too fast, too loud, and too crowded. Thanks for your kind wishes, Wayfarer!
Annie, thank you very much! I had read about taking a train a bit north of Porto to start walking, but didn't like that idea. Prefer to start at the Cathedral. Also heard that the ferry to Spain from Caminha was out; someone has posted phone numbers of operators who can take pilgrims over...
Hello,
Anyone leaving from Porto next Thursday, 26 June? Will be walking with my husband and 3 teens; we walked from Leon to Santiago in 2012. We're not sure whether to walk the Coastal Route or the more traveled inland route.
How well marked is the Coastal Route? Are more people walking...
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