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  1. Emia

    Looking for advice about the "best" Camino in October :-)

    Hi fellow pilgrims, After a compulsory break of 2 years due to... well, we all know... I might be able to do another Camino in October. Hopefully things will be really opening up by then! Living in Germany makes travelling to Spain/Portugal relatively easy and being fully vaccinated and...
  2. Emia

    From Porto to Fatima

    Hi everyone, Does anyone know if there is a guidebook for this route? I know one can follow the blue arrows from Porto, but I would love to have something on paper too. Maybe someone has walked this way and would like to share some information about the distances and places to sleep. Carrying...
  3. Emia

    Reservations in albergues municipal in 2021

    I wonder what it's going to be like in 2021, regarding post-covid 19. The albergues municipal usually don't take reservations, but maybe that will change in the holy year 2021? Just asking for smaller albergues like Veigadana and Portela (after Pontevedra).
  4. Emia

    Waterfall near Caldas de Reis

    Has anybody visited this waterfall? Is it worth a detour and if so, how far away is it from the city centre (i.e. from the park along the river)? Is it easy to get there? Thanks in advance.
  5. Emia

    Pilgrims' mass Barcelos / Braga

    Does anybody know if there are pilgrims' masses / blessings in Barcelos and Braga? If so - where and at what time?
  6. Emia

    Devastated in the albergue municipal in Monte do Gozo

    Hi fellow pilgrims, This might be complaining on a very low level, but... It was very hot and I was extremely tired after a 30 km walk, so I decided to stay the last night in the albergue municipal in Monte do Gozo, in order to reach SdC fresh and relaxed the next morning. Mind you - not in...
  7. Emia

    Food situation in Riego de Ambrós

    Can somebody tell me if there is a bar/restaurant in RdA, to get a decent evening meal? Or even better: perhaps a communal cena in the albergue municipal? A tienda would also work, but I'm a lousy (and lazy) cook. Have a nice day 🤗
  8. Emia

    I survived the Camino Portugues with 5 special young adults and 1 coworker

    Hi folks! Thank you for your prayers and all the positive vibes you sent us. It really was a hell of job. Three days before our departure one of the kids got sick, or maybe she just got "cold feet" as we say in NL. Since she was the one with severe anorexia, I guess it was meant to be that...
  9. Emia

    Only 11 days to go

    Countless questions asked by the kids and my co-worker, even more checklists on my kitchentable, a few sentences for a local newspaper, all the things that cross my mind just before I fall asleep, last minute recipes for their daily medication, our boss wanting a plan B to K in case of the...
  10. Emia

    Special people (not) preparing for the CP

    This certainly is a once in MY life adventure :eek: Although our young adults got their walking boots & dito socks about four months ago, they are not willing to train. Not one meter. In my nightmares I see bleeding blisters, lost toenails, aching legs and etc. I can only hope my "training...
  11. Emia

    Countdown CP with 6 special people

    Only 79 days to go! In the next couple of weeks I should visit my physician to have my blood pressure checked, but since it might be unmeasurably high right now, I'd rather wait till AFTER our Camino :eek: I've booked our flights - arriving in Porto on Sept. 24 early in the morning (with...
  12. Emia

    Our preparation for the CP with special people

    Well folks, we're really doing fine! Though I have to admit I sometimes feel rather desperate o_O We went shopping for some hardware and I think we did a good job - doesn't the rainponcho look sexy? But OMG, it's really hard to get the right gear for 6 young adults. One of them insisted on...
  13. Emia

    Question about booking website Only Pilgrims

    Does anybody know what happened to the booking website "only pilgrims com"? I wanted to support a friend of mine who is going to do the CF in June. Three weeks ago we had a look at it and all seemed to be fine. After planning her dayhikes she wanted to make some bookings, but.... "only pilgrims...
  14. Emia

    Update: CP with 6 very special people

    "Only" twentyfive weeks to go and step by step we are getting ready for takeoff. Last year I walked from Pamplona to León and then took the train to SdC. Being the most important items, I immediately collected our credenciales and shells at the pilgrims' office :D My colleague and I had some...
  15. Emia

    Six plus two ladies on the camino portugues

    Hola peregrinos/peregrinas, Some time ago I shared my daydream to walk the Camino Portugues together with my collegue and 6 very special young ladies between 15 and 21. Autisme, borderline and bipolar issues, educational and behavioral problems, emotional and physical and sexual abuse - you...
  16. Emia

    "Couchsurfing" for pilgrims only

    Hola amigas y amigos! Maybe this is just another one of my very bad, useless and impractical ideas. But sometimes you win and sometimes you loose, so I'll give it a try anyway. This is such an adorable and lovely community with english speaking members from all over the world. I have this...
  17. Emia

    The good, the bad and the great news :-)

    Some time ago I told you about the idea of walking the Camino Portugues with one of my collegues and 6 very brave young girls between 15 and 20 years old, who all have social and/or emotional and/or behavioural or psychological deficiencies. Well, this is true for the girls, not for my collegue...
  18. Emia

    Walking The Cp With A Group Of Very Special People...

    We still have 6 very long months to go :), but the countdown has begun! My colleague (42) and I (58) will start in Porto, together with 6 very sweet girls between 16 and 21. These kids all have a long history of neglection, abuse and violence in many aspects, were victims of bullying etc. As...
  19. Emia

    My worst camino turned out to be my best....

    Since my first Camino (2001 from Pamplona to SdC) I was lucky enough to walk some more: 2008 from Burgos to SdC, 2009 from Hendaye to Santander, 2011 from Santander to SdC, 2012 and 2013 from Porto to SdC and Finisterra/Muxia, and somewhere in between another 2 odd weeks on the Del Norte. This...
  20. Emia

    Where to stay/eat on the Camino Portugues?

    Having done the Portuguese way twice by myself (autumn 2012 and spring 2013 and I obviously loved it!), I am now planning the next one (May 2015, together with two newbies). * Does anyone know the monastery Casa de la Virgen on Pontevedra? It sounds like a good alternative to the albergue...

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