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I stayed in SdC for four days after completing the Caminho portugues last week, and attending the 10:30am English mass became a vital part of my daily routine. I found the liturgy to be reverent and prayerful, and Father Joe and Father Juan Carlos gave thoughtful homilies that spoke directly to...
Yup, there's a new detour around the industrial area! There are signs advertising the detour as you approach it, and there's even a handy map that was being distributed. Shame I didn't keep mine. The detour itself starts at Orbenlle and hooks west around the industrial area. It didn't really add...
After starting from Porto on May 29th and ending in SdC on June 9th, I'm back in the San Francisco Bay Area, sitting in my office and wondering whether it really happened.
Some highlights:
Walking with random neighborhood dogs in Vila Cha on my first day.
Walking with a pair of sisters from...
Hey Dacce! If you'll be in Porto before the 29th, we can meet up and compare notes. Right now, I'm just tying up loose ends for my pre-Caminho trip to Lisbon.
Hi all,
So, after tons of research (thanks mostly to the good folks on this forum), I've decided definitely to follow the Senda da Costa as far as Caminha before heading inland to Valença and joining the main route. I will start my walk in Porto on May 29th and my itinerary until Valença will...
Thanks for the recommendation. Has anyone ever alternated between the coastal and the inland routes from stage to stage? I'm considering it--though I know that it may add considerable time to the journey.
Long-time lurker, first-time poster.
I'm planning my first ever Camino--I'll be walking the Caminho portugues starting from Porto at the end of May.
Tickets to and from Europe already booked.
Gear set aside.
Walking more regularly now.
Now I'm just looking over the particulars. The coastal...
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