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    From Santiago to Fatima

    Hi I have just arrived in Santiago de Compostela after 35 days, starting in St Jean. I still have wind in my sails and more importantly time. I plan to leave SDC on 16/8/19 for Fatima. Is there anywhere in SDC in can collect a pilgrims passport for the walk to Fatima?
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    Please read this about Bed Bugs

    Well for the first time in multiple Camino’s is I have been bitten by bed bugs. Woke up in the middle of the night to find more than 10 of them either on me or in the bedding. Spent considerable time squashing all I could find. Left that room and moved into an empty room in the same Albergue...
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    My Wife Insists We Start From SJPDP!

    Hi Barry, we started in St Jean this week. Flew into Madrid, got the train to Pamplona and had a transfer taxi pick us and deposit us in St Jean.
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    Getting Started

    Hi Jayme, I walked from Lisbon to SDC in April -May this year. I relied on the Wise Pilgrim App. Which has recently been updated. I also have some posts on this website and my own blog, www.russandjan.com which may help. Brierley's book, is an additional resource, it is also available online in...
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    Best Camino App Apple Or Android

    I am using the Wise Pilgrim apps, they are cheap. But they are really out of date, don't include all accommodation or cafe information and in some cases the distances are inaccurate. This relates to the Camino Portuguese and Finisterre versions. This is live from the Camino as of May 2nd, 2017.
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    Day 1 - Lisbon And Onwards

    Sorry folks, I have been a little slack in filing updates. We made it to Santiago without any problems and have decided to keep walking to Finisterre and Muxia. I will, I promise, when time permits share all the gory details with you. A couple of biggies, 1) the PC is nothing like the CF, you...
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    Day 1 - Lisbon And Onwards

    We are up to day 20, Ponte de Lima to Rubiaes. Tomorrow we reach Spain. The walk over Alto da Portelo is grueling and should not be attempted by anyone with an injury or heart condition. It is a steady climb from Arcozelo, not Arco as many guides state. The very steep parts are after Arco, and...
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    Day 1 - Lisbon And Onwards

    After a 4 day layover in Porto, we decided to continue. Blisters healing nicely. Leaving Lisbon is a slog up hill, through suburbs and industrial areas. Much better to get the train to Vilar do Pinheiro and begin from there. Also there are a number of official diverted sections that move away...
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    LIVE from the Camino If the food in the fridge is not yours...

    We had a similar experience at the Albergue in Alvaiazere, where we mistakingly left a couple of oranges in a plastic bag in the kitchen overnight, meant for our breakfast. We came in to make coffee in the morning, saw orange peels in the rubbish bin and thought "they looked like nice oranges"...
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    Day 1 - Lisbon And Onwards

    Ok, a mini disaster has struck. I am walking this Camino with my wife, and she has developed blisters on her little toes that press up against her shoes. They are so painful she cannot walk, so we have jumped ahead to Porto to rest for a few days. So we are enjoying having a rest. However Porto...
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    Bed rush on the Portugues

    We have just been through Fatima in the past week or so, and their are signs up that pilgrims will be accommodated in army tents on a first come first served basis during the popes visit. ALL commercial accommodation is already booked out.
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    Bed rush on the Portugues

    Just walked into Coimbra also, but had booked ahead on booking.com. It's very busy due to Easter and school holidays. Also keep in mind this Camino has two way traffic, those going to Fatima from SDC and those going to SDC from Lisbon. All sharing the same accommodation options.
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    Bed rush on the Portugues

    Hi Long Trails, yes we just had a similar experience in Cernache. Where one of a group of pilgrims jumped ahead to the albergue, and reserved a whole room of beds by placing articles of hers on each bed. We had to stand our ground and insist on two beds.
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    Day 1 - Lisbon And Onwards

    No we stayed in parque de naceos. Which nearly turned into a disaster, as there was a rock concert on and all the accommodation was full. We managed to find an apartment though. We had planned to stay in Alpiarte, but stayed too long in Lisbon sightseeing.
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