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  1. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    Yes a merino sweater , evenings get chilly sitting out on patios .
  2. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    As I have walked now 7 times , my pack is 14 lbs . I have kept it as light as possible . I have learnt my lesson . I no longer take waterproof pants , not necessarily . It is so warm and you sweat so much they are so uncomfortable . I do take a raincoat which does the trick . I do not even take...
  3. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    Hi , here is what I am doing . As I have done the Portugese central route twice before I am not walking Porto to Villa de Conde . It is all board walk and I don’t want to do that again so we are going to get the train there and start walking from there . So you would add the extra day to walk to...
  4. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    Oh sure sorry .. I understand
  5. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    Sure , you can contact me on my email and I can send you my route . We can then maybe contact each other by WhatsApp if you like . I live in Vancouver Canada . Cheers Denise Note from the mods: Edited to remove personal email. Click on the envelope in the top right and start a PM. You can...
  6. Denisealldridge

    Advice to plan stages at Camino Portuguese Coastal

    Hi , I am am walking with my niece and we arrive in Porto on the 8th and start walking on the 9th and a leave Santiago on the 23rd . I have a route plan for each day averaging 23km. A day .. if you would like me to email you the route plan let me know . This is my 7th Camino Cheers Denise
  7. Denisealldridge

    Lost & Found Found Tilly hat

    Hi , as I was walking up from StJean pied de port to Orisson , I found a Tilly hat . It is new so it must of fell of someone’s back back . This was on the 11th September . I am walking to Burgos so if it is yours maybe we can meet and I can give it to you . I am currently in Pamplona . It is 15...
  8. Denisealldridge

    Camino de Madrid in September

    Hi, Love your day to day that you have posted on the Madrid route. I am at work and it is quiet , so I am reading it . Sure makes me want to start walking now.. cheers
  9. Denisealldridge

    Camino de Madrid in September

    Hi, thank you for this , I appreciate your knowledge . Sounds like you had a bit of rain :( yes I am use to walking to in the rain living in Vancouver, but I prefer to not have it on the Camino as living out of a back pack it is not pleasant if everything is wet. I will look over your links...
  10. Denisealldridge

    Camino de Madrid in September

    Hi, Thank you for this information, i will take a look at your blog. I live in Vancouver , the only place to live :) great hikes here. I love planning my next Camino, so many routes to take. The fun is in the planning as well, keeps me going to I am actually on the walk. I walked the Frances...
  11. Denisealldridge

    Camino de Madrid in September

    Hi, I am Australian but have lived in Canada for the past 32 years so I am a little bit more now a Canadian. I am planning on walking the Madrid Camino with a girlfriend September 2020. I am just looking at what the route looks like. Did you find a book on the route ? I have walked not 5...
  12. Denisealldridge

    Security of backpack contents during flights

    I just flew from Vamcouver Canada to gate wick London and connected flight to Porto to do the Portugese Camino . I had everything except my poles as that is no longer aloud . They went through my backpack and asked many questions , I think more about where I was going and how to go about it as I...
  13. Denisealldridge

    Messed up my timings...

    I have walked the Frances route twice , each Time i stopped at Orrisson as it the best fun ever . You meet so many friends and they remain a big part of your walk . They put on an amazing meal , and at the end , each person gets up and introduces themselves and says why they are walking the...
  14. Denisealldridge

    Metro tickets from Porto Airport

    thank you so much for that information. I was on the Portuguese Camino a couple of years ago and I am going again this fall, but I Struggled with the metro system over there . I did not know where to get off the train, so i just got off when I seen a large majority of people getting off.. lol...
  15. Denisealldridge

    Metro tickets from Porto Airport

    When you get out of the airport to get the train. Do you know the stop near the cathedral in Porto? there is a train station there , or what station do you get out of the train? if you any one knows this this would be helpful. Cheers
  16. Denisealldridge

    Sleeping bag liner

    HI, I used Mulberry silk liner, did you know that bed bugs hate silk . In the first world war, soldiers would wear silk stockings under their uniforms to ward off bed bugs in their bunkers. Here is a link which informs us that they hate silk...
  17. Denisealldridge

    Planning my fourth attempt at the Frances

    Bad news about being laid off, but I envy what you are about t do. I have also walked Camino Frances i two parts, and the Portuguese Camino. I am going to walk the Frances up to Burgos starting on the 1st September. Again, I am restricted with time as I have to be back at work . One year I will...
  18. Denisealldridge

    Keto on the Camino???

    I am on a keto diet, more for health as it helps me as I have lymphoma . I walk the Camino every year for the past 4 years and I will be this September again. I just don't worry about sticking to it on the walk. I feel you need as much energy as you can get as some days are very challenging...
  19. Denisealldridge

    Comment by 'Denisealldridge' in media 'Camino Breakfast'

    Love it .. thank you . I will let you know how it goes lol
  20. Denisealldridge

    Comment by 'Denisealldridge' in media 'Camino Breakfast'

    Really , I can’t believe I done three Caminos and just had crossiants .. thanks for letting me know . I will certainly ask on my trip in a couple of weeks

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