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    Currently on Camino Portuguese share and advice?

    Hi Simeon! glad you are on your 'way', and I'm looking forward to following along as you go. thanks for sharing! Bom Caminho, Steve
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    Super cushioned footwear for Camino Portugues

    Hi: I know this horse is dead....yet one more stab.... I'm walking the CP from Lisbon, and am having some foot issues during training (glad it happened here). I've been walking in LaSportiva trail runners, and while I find them very comfortable, now I'm starting to think I'd be wise to get...
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    Injury - What to do when you can't train....

    thank you all for the kind and thoughtful words. the hardest part right now is the inactivity, but then I have the Forum for some good arm-chair walking! Bom Caminho, Steve
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    Injury - What to do when you can't train....

    I'm reading with great interest, Robo et al, because I was training for the CP beginning September 1... and while I thought I was doing well, apparently I was misleading myself because I suffered a 'suspected stress fracture' in my right foot (in the 'Lisfranc' joint) at the top of the foot...
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    Nervous first-time pilgrim - Camino Portugues July 2016

    Hi Erichan: try this, if you haven't already seen it: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/caminho-do-mar.38333/ I'm walking the central from Lisboa starting September 1. Bom Caminho, Steve
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    Central route, Lisbon to Porto

    thank you, Laurie. I had looked around in there, and I did download the guide, it's very useful. Do you think that it's still the case that roughly 75% of the Lisboa to Porto walk is on paved roads? Steve
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    Central route, Lisbon to Porto

    Thanks Simeon. I'm not sure yet that it's not just redundant, but I really can't find centralized info on this route. We'll see how it goes.
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    Central route, Lisbon to Porto

    Hi to all who choose this route, or are thinking about it...I'm starting this thread so as to have a dedicated area for this less traveled part of the CP. I'm not the expert by any means (starting my caminho Sept 1, 2016), but I do see a lot of discussions on the Porto>Santiago route (mostly...
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    Nervous first-time pilgrim - Camino Portugues July 2016

    Thanks, good info, and reassuring to hear it's possible. Worst case I guess for me is to take the bus a couple times and jump ahead....thanks again. Steve
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    Nervous first-time pilgrim - Camino Portugues July 2016

    Hi: I'm intent on walking the central route beginning September 1...I would say 'I'm planning on walking the route' but I'm trying not so much to plan as to just go and experience the caminho. On the other hand, I have 30 days total and now I'm starting to second guess the amount of time I...
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    departing Lisbon September 6

    This is good, Anne from Canada...I'm really excited about the CP (is that an appropriate abbreviation for the Camino Portuguese?), and in a way I've already started. 14 miles yesterday, and today I'm loading the pack and heading out for the first walk with pack and poles. I traded in the...
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    (rant) 100% mentally ready and not prepared in the least bit.

    I'm finding great solace reading that adventure exists on these caminos...for me, personally, my life has been too well planned out. And now, looking back, I remember that I actually had wanted to adventure, experience, discover, and be surprised and amazed by what the world has to offer. I...
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    departing Lisbon September 6

    Hi mralisn, that is my plan as well...since i arrive late morning I figure any progress on day 0 will be good, and I agree it's going to be good to walk. 20 km sounds about right. After Alpriate, following Brierly's latest guide, it appears accommodations north of Alverca do Ribatejo aren't...
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    departing Lisbon September 6

    Lag and culture shock, the essence of a good adventure!
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    departing Lisbon September 6

    Wow, this is exciting! Thank you Laurie, that fits perfectly into an imaginary plan I have to walk out of Lisbon on day zero. I'm still not sure I should try it after being on a plane from California, laying over for a couple days to see my kids in Florida and then flying to Philly and finally...
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