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    Too Quiet

    I have just completed the Portuguese Coastal route - or at least most of it. If anything I found the route too quiet! I heard rumours that the Frances had accomadation problems over the Mayday weekend. This was not the case on my route one albergue only had 8 people - I had a whole floor and 4...
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    Getting Nervous

    I'm starting from Porto on 29th April and beginning to get a bit nervous.My rucksack is packed - exactly 6kg so spot on! Hopefully all my planning and preparation has been good enough. I managed to blag a scallop shell in Tesco from their fish display. Nerves and excitement keep swapping over...
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    Variante Espiritual

    I hope to do the Variante Espiritual but can't find much info on places to stay on this part of the route. Does anyone have any recommendation on places/prices?
  4. J

    Labour Day

    I was hoping to cross from Caminha Portugal into A Guarda Spain on Mario's boat on Monday 2nd May 2016 because thee are no ferries on Mondays. Labour Day is 1st May does this affect my plans?
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    Buses from Santiago to Porto

    I will need to catch the bus from Santiago to Porto Airport. I understand a bus leaves at midday and takes about 3hrs. Are these buses very busy? Should I book it in advance and if so does anyone know their website details?
  6. J

    I'm Becoming Obsessed

    I'm becoming obsessed with the Camino. Is this normal? I get on the forum whenever I can, I talk about it with friends, family and when teaching my fitness classes - responses run from negative (you can't do something like that on your own) to neutral(why do you want to walk for 2wks) to...
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    Getting closer to my first Camino

    Flights booked at last! Land in Porto April 28th doing the coastal route hugging the coastline as much as I can. Will be including Variant Espiritual hoping to arrive in Santiago May 11th then have to shoot back to Porto to catch my flight home May 12th. Plans may change en route depending on...
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    Sleeping Bags

    I need a lightweight sleeping bag with a small pack size. Any recommendations?
  9. J

    Camino Portugues -- Coastal Route

    I am planning to do the coastal route from Porto end of April so I have loads of questions! What are the best books covering the route? How do you g et from Lisbon Airport to Porto? I'm having trouble finding reasonably priced flights from Wales to Lisbon or Porto and then flights back to Wales...

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