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I stayed at Convento San Benito - the service was wonderful, the history of the building was fascinating, the location near the water was excellent, breakfast was lovely. Highly recommend staying here. Also the fact that it is at the bottom of a quite steep hill, and Hotel Bruselas is at the top...
I highly recommend joining the Camigas facebook group - it's a great resource. I walked the Coastal Camino Portugues solo last September and was able to meet up with another solo walker to start off together.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CaminoBuddySystemForWomen
She was recommended to me by a friend who had had no joy from podiatrists for her foot problems, but success with the chiro. I did explain my plans when I booked my initial appointment with her.
I have just walked the Portugues Coastal/Senda Litoral without a single blister or any physical issues. I put this down to my pre-departure visits to a chiropractor who was recommended to me, as my duck-footedness was causing blisters during my training walks. After a full head-to-toe workover...
I am currently walking the Portuguese Coastal Way. At the last moment I decided to check in a small suitcase ahead of my flight leaving Melbourne, which was delayed by 2 hours, eating up the stopover time in Dubai to connect to Lisbon flight. As a result my case was 4 days later than me arriving...
I plan to be walking between Esposende and Viana do Castelo on 19 September and will take the Coastal Way rather than the Senda Litoral for this section. If any other solo peregrinas would like some company, let me know.
Thanks @jungleboy for your lovely writing - I'll be walking a combination of the Coastal Way and Senda Litoral in a couple of weeks and have made a note about the "beach of crystals"
Thanks @Grousedoctor - I won't be walking the Variante Espiritual - one of the downsides of booking a set itinerary is that I am bound by their route. But the pros outweighed the cons for me. After I get this one under my belt, perhaps I will have the confidence to be more independent and have...
I am 52 days out from starting the Portuguese Coastal Camino, walking from Porto to Santiago along the Coastal/Senda Litoral path over 15 days.
I am excitedly looking forward to this as my “starter” camino and a trial run for the Camino Frances.
It has been my Big Hairy Audacious Goal to walk...
Thanks @Lillie - I will be travelling from Australia to walk the Portuguese Coastal Camino in September - my first camino - so I'm keen to hear about your experiences.
Bom Caminho!
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