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    Saintly Pilgrims?

    Yes, he is always dressed as a pilgrim, with the scallop shell, but there is no record of him going to Santiago. It shows how the scallop shell came to symbolize all pilgrims and not just those going to Santiago.
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    Saintly Pilgrims?

    I made a list in 2016. I will review these posts and see if there are any I should add. https://stjamestostjames.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/saints-who-went-to-santiago/ Blessed Albert of Bergamo Blessed Albert of Clatina Blessed Diego of Saldana (Saint Telmo) Blessed Raymond Lull Blessed...
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    Walking Camino Portuguese march/april 2018

    We walked from Porto the first week of April 2016. Mostly rainy and cool. Details here: https://stjamestostjames.wordpress.com
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    Camino Portugues hesitation

    We walked Porto to Santiago last April and loved it. We found it scenic. I'm never sure why people have problems with cobblestones. It is not supposed to be trail hike, its a pilgrimage.
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    plantar fasciitis

    Orthotics and double socks made all the difference for me.
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    Wet feet and socks

    Several pairs and wearing two at a time usually worked for me. And our camino was very rainy and wet. https://stjamestostjames.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/about-socks/
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    Dollar stores/China stores?

    Portugal has them also.
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    Advice needed for Camino Portugues please

    We walked the central route from Porto early April last year. Rained every day. Still, it was nice, but it was wet and sometimes cold. More information here: https://stjamestostjames.wordpress.com
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    Favorite 'low light' photos from your Camino

    Ponte de Lima. I took several like these. I like all of them. Some are in black and white. Does that count as low light?
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    Terrain on Portuguese Camino

    We used our poles on all surfaces with no problems. They actually helped with cobblestones that were wet, especially while going up and down hills.
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    Terrain on Portuguese Camino

    I can't compare to the Frances, but I can add that we walked in early April, following much heavy rain. Often the path was washed out or covered with wet and slippery rock debris. Probably not a problem at other times.
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    The Very First Christian Pilgrimage

    I thought of this poem during our camino, especially "sleeping in snatches."
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    Best towns to explore

    Braga and Guimarães!
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    Route with most nature and least asphalt

    This is exactly what we did and thought it was a good mixture of environments, with many stages in woods alongside streams, etc. Incidentally, some people talk about a lot of pavement on this route. From our memory -- it was just three months ago -- there was little asphalt. It was mostly...
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    Can anyone help with a starting point? : )

    Here's what my wife and I did earlier this month. First camino, no walking experience, stop at lots of churches. About 8 1/2 days. Matosinhos to Vila do Conde Vila do Conde to Sao Pedro de Rates Sao Pedro de Rates to Lugar de Navió (Casas do Rio) Lugar de Navió (Casas do Rio) to Ponte de...
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    Saints, Relics or Reliquaries On/NEAR Coastal Route to SDC?

    I've downloaded and reviewed the maps and don't see any references to saint relics.
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    Underwear right size

    Since the questions are getting personal, I have one I've been hesitating to ask until now. I've been trying out a pair of ExOfficio and every time I wear them I get pimples. This does not happen when I wear cotton underwear -- which I will NOT wear on the Camino. Should I be looking for...
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    Look at flying from Canada

    We live about equal distances from Winnipeg and Minneapolis. On a fluke, I decided to look at prices from Winnipeg. They are currently half the price of tickets from Minneapolis. This applied whether I was looking at Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, etc. We ended up purchasing tickets from Winnipeg to...
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    Suggestions? Doable?

    We had to make some changes, but the flights are now booked. April 6!
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    Suggestions? Doable?

    Thanks, I knew about the 12th/13th events at Fatima. Until now though, I was not thinking about pilgrims going toward Fatima from the north. Would they make finding sleeping accommodations difficult?

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