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    Notes from a newbie on my Camino Portugues

    When I did the Portuguese Littoral/Coastal in late October 2022, I took the Coastal route from Baiona up to the option point at the Citroen factory, as it was too stormy to do the Littoral route along the ocean that day. At the option point, where markers point both left and right, I went left...
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    Caminha Ferry......

    The ferry is gone. It is now speedboat only. Your previous experience was probably with Mario, crossing about 2 or 3 km west of Cahmina. This service there is now managed by Mario’s brother Marco. You can also cross by speedboat in Cahmina itself.
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    Variante Espiritual recognized or not ?

    It would be nice if the Pilgrim Office could manually add on the distance for the A Coruna arm to the Camino Ingles from Ferrol. It would help promote pilgrims to include the A Coruna arm when they are walking the Ingles. A Coruna is a great city to visit and why not walk from there to where...
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    Variante Espiritual recognized or not ?

    It is now also the same situation with the A Coruna arm of Ingles. I did both the A Coruna and Ferrol arms of the Ingles this May and although I received the compostela, I did not receive the distance from A Coruna to Bruma in my distance total. As with the Spiritual Variant, this part of walk...
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    Transfer time through CDG

    The key to managing CDG is to have your incoming overseas flight and your connecting flight within Europe be with the same airline or at least partner airlines and on the same ticket, with luggage checked to final destination. I always fly Air France Vancouver, Canada to CDG and then Air France...
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    Muxiana via email

    The best practice if the Concello (Town Hall) is closed (open only 9am-2pm weekdays) is to go to one of the larger albergues and have them do it for you there, even if you aren’t staying there. If you are having problems with the email system, I would try contacting the town hall directly and...
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    Muxia first or Fisterra?

    I just completed the Santiago to Fisterra to Muxia to Santiago loop, enabling me to obtain a compostela, so here are my thoughts. Like most, I like the Fisterra before Muxia option. Note that while the Fisterranna is still available from the Tourist Office there, the Muxiannna is no longer...
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    Update on the Galician Bus Strike?

    Does anyone have an update on the Galician Bus Strike? I thought it was May 8 through 11, but I saw a Monbus leave Muxia this morning (May 9). I’m booked on Monbus to go from SDC to Ferrol on Sunday morning (May 14).
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    Cross Over From Coastal to Central via Water Taxi!

    I believe that the water taxi service a couple of kilometres west of Caminha that used to be run by Mario is now run by his brother Marco. At least that was the situation when I did the Portugues Littoral/Coastal late last October.
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    Negreira to Olveiroa advice

    For what to eliminate on the long Negreira to Olveiroa section, I would suggest keeping the beginning (Negreira to Santa Marina - 21km) and taking a taxi from the Casa Pepa albergue / bar-cafe in Santa Marina to Olveiroa. The hill from Negreira to Piaxe A Peña is long (9 km) but it is mostly...
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    Negreira to Olveiroa advice

    The route up and down Monte Aro, then through A Picota and on to Olveiroa is lovely: I just did it today. I would do it only on a good weather day, as it is very exposed on the mountain. It is well marked with green and yellow arrows and with a good option sign board where you leave the...
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    Navigating Madrid Airport

    After landing at Madrid airport, terminal two, picking up luggage and trying to transfer to terminal four for another flight, do you have to keep to the right out of the baggage area towards terminal three, taking you on a very long detour to go upstairs to the departures level of terminal two...
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    Porto to Mosteiro

    Yes, Mosteiro is a good place to start the Central from Porto, avoiding the Porto suburbs. To start there, take the Porto subway (red B line) from downtown Porto to the Vilar do Pinheiro station (4 zone fare). When you get off the train, head north and take the first right. Follow that road...
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    Finding stamps in Santiago and early in the route towards Finisterre

    Tks for your help!
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    Muxia - Finisterre - Santiago?

    Also, if you are walking from Santiago to Finisterre and on to Muxia, there are two certificates available: one when you arrive in Finisterre, at the lighthouse at the very end and one when you arrive in Muxia at the tourist information office. If you complete the entire loop, Santiago to...
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