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    Hiking Sandals

    Hi This is another option to conciser. These sandals are great and last forever. It is handmade in the US. My wife and I each have a pair and my wife only hikes in these. Works nice with toe socks. Its like walking barefoot. You can order here: https://bedrocksandals.com
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    Portuguese coastal 2022 tips

    Hi Caminonewbie8 we have not done the Portuguese Coastal route recently but you can read more about our Portuguese Camino of 2018 on our block here: https://wetanddustyroads.com/category/caminos/camino-portuguese-april-2018/ Wet did the entire Portuguese Camino form Lisbon and took the coastal...
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    Portuguese Way from Lisbon

    My wife and I walk the pilgrim route from Lisbon to Santiago in 2018. From Porto we took the coastal route instead of the more traditional inland route. A lot of pilgrims only do the Portuguese Camino from Porto and avoid the section from Lisbon. This section is very industrial and you only see...
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    Blister advice please

    Hi David. The best treatment for blisters is to avoid it in the first place but I know your situation. My wife is prone to blisters no matter the shoes or socks. We tried everything and she got blisters no matter what. Your wife needs to keep your feed dry at all times and it might be helpful to...
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    Camino Portuges Central from Lisbon

    Hi Roseway my wife and I did the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon in April 2018. From Porto we took the road along the ocean to the Spanish border. From Lisbon to Porto the road is the same and the ocean road splits from the center road at Porto. You can read more on our block at...
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    Rain Rain Rain around Andalucia

    Hi Marilyn I am also from Cape Town and leaving for the Portuguese Camino in a weeks time. On the one side we are so desperate for rain in Cape Town and the other side I don't know if I will appreciate walking in the rain for days on end on the Camino. We will have to take the rain when comes...
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    Concern about walking Coastal Route alone

    Dear Ana Maria My wife and I are starting the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon on 27 March 2018. We should reach Porto between 08 and 10 April 2018 if everything goes according to plan. We will take a rest day in Porto and we also plan to take the coastal route from Porto. So we will be on the road...
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    Cash or credit card

    Hi Louis Lloyd I have the same type of card from South Africa and I used it successfully last year. We loaded the card with Euros back home and used it in the same way as a credit card without the currency conversion. It worked at all ATM's and any other pay points. The biggest benefit of these...
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    Remote working while walking

    Hi canna Everyone's life is different and our working environments even more so. In the modern society we are always connected and able to work from everywhere. We have become workaholics with no limits. I have been working in the IT environment for the past 26 years and I have seen how things...
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    Easy access to water bottle?

    I attach my water bottles on the waste band of my backpack.
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    Madrid airport

    Hi ChrisC there is a free 24 hour bus service between the terminals. See the schedules here: http://www.aeropuertomadrid-barajas.com/transportation/connections-between-terminals.htm
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    Winter Walking – Sleeping Bag and Liner

    Hi Jill The liner should go inside the sleeping bag. The weather is Spain is going to be cold for most of March. See the 90 day weather forecast for Madrid here: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/madrid/308526/march-weather/308526
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    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    I noticed two favourite items in this thread: S hooks and carabiners. You get a S-hook/carabiner combination. See http://www.niteize.com/product/S-Biner-Plastic.asp. It is available in various sizes and in metal or plastic. It worked perfectly for me last year to attached my wife's very...
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    do you carry a special non-essential?

    Salt and Pepper. A couple of years ago I bought plastic lids to turn film containers into salt and pepper shakers. We used them everyday on the Camino last year. This year we want to travel as light as possible and the film shakers will probably be replaced by a much smaller one.
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    Alpriate Albergue 2018

    Thank you for the update. We planned to stay there on the 27th of March so we need make alternative arrangements
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