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    Toilet Etiquette

    thanks so much for those photos, my first camino on Francis, i just could not believe it, so i think your approach and photos are very beneficial toward help all to solve this problem. i know all of us who enjoy the vibe and beauty of the various Camino's routes, appreciate both sisters and...
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    Norte should not be awarded World Heritage status - expert.

    those were really nice photos, i thought that Norte was used when the moors were killing all the christians on the francis?..thus it shoud be considered a Major Route..i Vote Yes!...plus i want to walk it, after the Francis, and the Portugal walks, wow, what a journey to walk in the footstepes o...
  3. J

    The Camino Portugues in December - accomodation availabilty?

    you will have no problem, i just completed the walk on december 1st, all alberques are open, some the door is left ajar and you wait for the hospitaliero to arrive, but most are open at 1pm....enjoy, no worries, ponte de lima has a very new alberque right of the medical bridge, in most of these...
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    Coastal Route

    this route is well marked, i just finished walking it, on december 1. alot of people were biking it, im not sure about the walk over the mountain range after ponte de lima, that was the most rugged climb. i had alot of water, mud etc. the roads are narrow, watch your back, and i stayed at...
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    80 000 pilgrims to Finisterre since 1997

    well, add one more peregino from america, as i so enjoyed the 4 day journey, even though the rain and hail pounded me some last week, the third day before i got to Cee, and saw the writing on the rock, Mira, Look....wow!! that entire day walking, and that view of the Atlantic, was just so...
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    updates on alberques on this camino...

    yes, very true, the walk from braga to pont de lima is 40km rather then the 33 from barcelos. by the way, ALL alberques are open, most open at 1pm, except in valenca, which opens at 6pm, but the fire station will watch your bags. tui was open, and all the way to santiago!! i think that is great...
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    updates on alberques on this camino...

    greetings peregrino´s, the rain had finally stopped, and i arrived in braga yesterday, it was just to beautiful of a town to leave. so i stayed the night at the alberque at the convent, 20 euro for a beautiful room all to yourself, and great breakfast. i left barcelos this morning at 10am and...
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    start in Porto ?

    thanks, i found that within minutes, the rain was stressing me for a bit, finally sunshine in porto, i start my walk from barcelos tomorrow to pt de lima.....buen camino, i will report back on open alberque etc.....
  9. J

    start in Porto ?

    my question is which Cathedral?? i am in porto, and will just go ask, but when i look around i see many cathedrals. is there a name?
  10. J

    Where are all the Americans???

    well, im an american, from california, and i met 3 other pilgrims from california when walking the camino francis in 2008..im now going back for my second camino on the portugese...my quess is i will meet a few americans, but i think europe has the close connects, and other than shirley mclains...
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    starting in barcelos to finisterre

    hello kind peregrinos, my second camino i wont be able to start from barcelos until november 14th, how will my alberque situation be? i cant quite tell in the guide book i found on line, dont mind a pension on occasion but on a budget...any info is great, i would think once im in galicia there...
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    walking in november on primitivo

    thanks for all your kind advice, i have decided to walk from Barcelos, Portugal to Finisterre...the weather looks tolerable, beautiful walking area for sure....now i hear the waves of change....buen camino comrades.
  13. J

    alberque open in november

    thanks my friend, all the above ideas sound good, i will take it as it comes, once i land in Madrid...buen camino
  14. J

    alberque open in november

    greetings all, well because im a budget traveler, the alberques are very important to me when i walk the camino, which i will now do again this november 11th. i thought of primotivo, but the snow would be an obstacle, still thinking of the Ingles....but im leaning toward the francis again...
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    walking in november on primitivo

    thanks Reb, would i be dealing with snow on the route? i will look into that route, as i will arrive in madrid on november 10th.....this will for sure be the latest in the year i thought i might be able to handle the weather....and open alberque's
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    walking in november on primitivo

    thanks for the info, this was my worry, i just did not get any time off from work, i travel from california, and wanted to walk at least 150 miles before i start the camino santiago to finnestere walk, i was considering, the camino portugal, but im afraid the alberques will not be available...
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    walking in november on primitivo

    greetings peregrinos, my situation is i walked the camino francis last year in october, beautiful, magic, even old men snoring...(not always..:)....now i have a late vacation and wish to walk to the end of the world, which i missed last year, as i quit in Santiago....so would the this walk have...
  18. J

    rude spanish bar owners.live from camino

    i could not have said it better! that moment could happen everywhere, most of these workers, work alot of hours and meet a lot of people they to, can have a bad day, or attempt to make money for their business of peregrinos. so be it, keep a smile, and a dance in your step, the Camino is a...
  19. J

    Not as good as I thought...

    well, i can say at times Life is not as good as we thought it would be. for me the camino in 2008 was different than i thought or dreamed it would be...much like life, you take the experience as it is organically presented to from..um..fate...or Zeus. im a mystic and pagan, so walking thru...
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    Irish President walks the Camino

    What?? Shoes??...Bare Feet ONLY!! you must suffer to gain insight! :))

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