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Hi all,
Just completed most of Camino Portuguese. We started in Lisbon, but after a couple of days of highway walking, we took a train to Porto and started afresh. The highway was a bit scary, and lots of people text and drive - we had a close call and one was enough.
Anyway, the coastal route...
I walked July 4 to August 7. Prior to departure, my mindset was that I was going to 'do' the Camino as an exercise in solitude and fitness.
The big shift for me was that I learnt to be a part of the Camino and to accept the myriad of incredible things that it had to offer - people, sites...
Hi,
The first day for me, St Jean to Roncesvalles, was very tough. There was flooding, and some pretty steep climbs. In hindsight, I wasn't in great shape, but the days got easier very quickly.
After a couple of weeks, the walking itself ceased to be a big deal. Knocking off 10km before...
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