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  1. Margaret Spencer

    Solo Coastal Route June 2022

    I walked alone too and never felt vulnerable in any way. I remained aware of my surroundings and also planned my night time stops the day before. Only once was I caught out and that was on the first part of my walk from Lisbon to Porto. I managed to get to Santiago to celebrate my 70th birthday...
  2. Margaret Spencer

    Solo Coastal Route June 2022

    The instructions below were given to me by a fellow pilgrim and were more accurate than any of the guides I had. To enter Vigo I followed the coast literally walking on the beach to the port. I found a cheap hotel there and in the morning I headed to Rúa Urzáiz, the main artery of the city...
  3. Margaret Spencer

    Pack Carrying Services from Lisbon to Porto and beyond...

    I contact a pack transfer company by asking at the information centre in Lisbon as suggested. Once contact was made they arranged the rest all the way to Santiago and let me know the arrangements each day. I also walked via Fatima and along the extreme coastal route from Porto and added in the...
  4. Margaret Spencer

    Can you please help a new pilgrim from NZ?

    Think very seriously about the Portuguese route from Porto, coastal and variant espirital is stunning. There are many many people in New Zealand who have walked many routes. Enjoy!
  5. Margaret Spencer

    John Brierley Portugese 2017 Guide book

    You will have no trouble finding your way as it is well marked. You will learn to spot an arrow at 100 paces. They are everywhere, on posts, on stones, on lamp posts. Pay attention particularly in eucalyptus woodlands and relax. You are walking north. In and out of big cities can require care...
  6. Margaret Spencer

    John Brierley Portugese 2017 Guide book

    Straight over.
  7. Margaret Spencer

    In Lisbon very confusing

    Last year when I was in Lisbon there were workmen busy on that side of the cathedral but one helpful worker showed me the arrow and then walked me around to where I could rejoins the route. I got a little lost and headed down to the river and easily found my way to Parque Das Nacoes and on my...
  8. Margaret Spencer

    Advice re the Camino Portuguese

    I used the Brierley guide 2016 and found it more than adequate. It has since been updated and looks great. I followed as many of the mentioned alternative routes as possible and found some gems. I also researched before I left home and added some variations of my own.
  9. Margaret Spencer

    Advice re the Camino Portuguese

    Good choice. I walked this almost exactly a year ago having started in Lisbon. Getting out of Vigo was a bit of a trial but once on my way all went well. The waymarking is really clear so you will easily find your way. F rom Vigo to Redondela is a very pretty walk and also an interesting walk...
  10. Margaret Spencer

    Taxi share 2nd September from Biarritz

    Hi Tricia. I hope you find a taxi share. I am following you and walking every step with you.
  11. Margaret Spencer

    Super cushioned footwear for Camino Portugues

    If only that were so. I am tired of our wet winter and wishing myself elsewhere. My walk was last year; what a fabulous time I had. Although I won't be physically there with you I will be if you keep me in your thoughts. You will be seeing what I saw, marvelling at your achievement and soaking...
  12. Margaret Spencer

    Camino Portugues Road Walking

    There are roads to walk along. Not much in the way of "highway". The roads are generally country roads and almost always there is a little sandy track along side the Tarmac. The scariest bits of road I came across we're coming into Tomar and then again in Spain coming into and out of Vigo. Two...
  13. Margaret Spencer

    Coastal Camino from Porto

    As mentioned above the route is mostly flat. The coastal route is stunning! Fabulous boardwalks that are easy on the legs and feet, well supplied with places to stop and refresh, interpretive signs in places, water is cold, cold, cold but I swam. There are, of course, some hills but they are not...
  14. Margaret Spencer

    Camino Portugues

    As I had previously walked the Hadrian's Wall Path in the UK before embarking on my Camino I stayed a couple of days in Hotel Metropole on Rosalia Square. Very reasonable rates, comfortable if a little tired by maintaining the olde worlde theme but very pleasant. Central and within walking...
  15. Margaret Spencer

    Camino Portugues

    Actually do try to make the detour to Vila Nova de Cerveira. I unfortunately did not have the extra day that I would have required but I have rather regretted not being able to get there. I am not sure why there is so much negative opinion for the Portuguese route. Tarmac and roads? The road...
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