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  1. LorneB

    Camino Ingles - how immersive an experience have you found it?

    Hi there. I’m thinking of spending around five to seven days walking the Ingles, and would be interested in getting some input. I’ve walked the Portuges from Porto to Santiago, before continuing on to Muxia. A wonderful experience! All together, I probably spent about twenty days walking...
  2. LorneB

    Ingles weather in May - something resembling a real question

    This question is probably unworthy of this forum, but since it's unlikely to be my first such transgression, why not go for it? I have an eye on walking the Camino Ingles in May (my plan at the moment is to land in Ferrol, and sometime before or once I get there, decide to either walk to...
  3. LorneB

    CPAP Machines and Albergues

    Hi, there. I know this topic has shown up in some threads, but as most of the comments I've seen seem to come from other CPAP users, I'd be interested in hearing from those who aren't. Most likely, I'll get a range of responses, but I'm curious to hear from those who would care to indulge the...
  4. LorneB

    Conflicted - Going Afoot or Going by the FEVE railway (or both)?

    Hey, everyone. Would welcome your thoughts, especially from anyone who has experience both Camino-walking and riding the FEVE railway. One of the best experiences I’ve ever had was walking the Portugues from Porto to SDC and then Muxia (first half in 2017, second half in 2018). I’m going to...
  5. LorneB

    Torn, I tell you...commiseration (and bonus answers) welcome

    I’m torn, I tell you! Camino from Porto to Santiago is about to end. Had planned to walk to the sea afterwards (Finisterre or Muxia, not sure). I’d have four days to do it. Been walking with a mild cold (just congestion) for a number of days. Feeling worn down a bit, but I’m still ticking. Want...
  6. LorneB

    Spiritual Variant - what’s the boat ride like?

    Hey, there. May be opting for the Spiritual Variant. What’s the boat ride like? Sail boat? Motor? Big? Small? Smooth? Choppy? I’ll spare you the details, but me and riding on the water haven’t always gotten along so well :)
  7. LorneB

    How arduous is the walk to Finistère or Muxía

    Hey, there. Would welcome the thoughts of those in the know. I’m now in the final stages of the Portugues to Santiago, and had been looking at going on to Finisterre or Muxía afterwards. Would have four days at most, and am wondering how arduous it is compared to the Coastal Portugues, which...
  8. LorneB

    Planning Illusions

    This just in... My return to the Portuguese (picking up from where I left off last year) resumes in just over a week. I've been doing a lot of planning the last month or so (only some of it in my head), and I just remembered...only a fraction of what will happen can actually be planned for...
  9. LorneB

    Middle of the night taxi from Finisterre or Muxia to Santiago airport?

    Hi, everyone. My flight home from Santiago de Compostela is scheduled to leave at 6 a.m. If I wanted to finish up my pilgrimage in Muxia or Finisterre, would it be possible to arrange a middle-of-the-night taxi ride from one of those locales to the Santiago airport? Thanks very much, LorneB
  10. LorneB

    Hoping for a better understanding of Christian practice while on the Portugues

    In putting forward my questions below, I’m bearing in mind that one is expected to be delicate when posting in the forum about religious matters. I hope what I’m asking is in the right spirit. I’m going to be resuming my walk along the Portugues soon (yes!). I’m not a Christian, and so was...
  11. LorneB

    A slow final 100km to Santiago (and possibly no Finisterre epilogue)...thoughts?

    Hi, everyone. Ultimately, where the question below is concerned, I’m sure I’ll improvise and work things out for myself. Still, I’d welcome your thoughts. Last year, as mentioned in other posts, I walked the coastal Camino Portugues from Porto as far as Vigo. It’s my intention to return this...
  12. LorneB

    May the same credential be used over a two-year period?

    I suppose this question could fit other threads, but since I’ll be on the Portugues and can’t find any other place to ask this, I’ll post it here. Last year I walked the coastal Portugues as far as Vigo. It’s my intention to return this year and complete the walk to Santiago. As I understand...
  13. LorneB

    Recommending the Albergue Casa do Sardão in Carreco

    Hi. I actually meant to post this last summer after I returned from my walk along the Coastal Camino Portugues. Let's call this making up for lost time. This was a wonderful place to stay - beautifully though simply designed, and incredible hospitality. I even speculated that I would stop by...
  14. LorneB

    Last 100km of the Camino Portugues, beginning on the coast - starting point? crowds?

    Last year, I had the pleasure of walking the Coastal Camino Portgues from Porto to Vigo. It was a delightful experience (here's some photographic evidence), and I’m thinking about resuming more or less from where I left off, and going all the way to Santiago. With that in mind, a couple of...
  15. LorneB

    Eleven days sufficient for a litoral/coastal/central combo for a slow

    With a slight change to my schedule, I will now have at most eleven days of walking available to me on the Portugues. Given that I prefer to go at a slow pace, an average of 3km/hour, I'd say, and that I like to stop periodically to really take in my surroundings, would a combination of the...
  16. LorneB

    Finding a Brierly Guide in Porto

    Hi again, all. Any recommendations as to where I might find a copy of John Brierly's guidebook in Porto? Livraria Lello sounds greatly appealing, so will go there in any case. Can I assume I'll find it there, though, or are there other places you'd recommend? Thanks as always, L
  17. LorneB

    Improvising one's accommodations - is that crazy talk?

    Hi, everyone. I'm about a week away from setting foot on the Camino Portugues, most likely a combination of the coastal and central. Looking through some posts, I'm starting to fee like most pilgrims are deciding in advance, sometimes well in advance, where they'll be staying. Is that a false...
  18. LorneB

    Two weeks till potential departure...and barely prepared!

    How’d this happen? While trying to decide whether to walk the Camino Portuguese or, instead, give myself a slow tour through the sweep of Portugal by train, I find myself just over two weeks away from flying to Porto – and yet to make a decision! Should I opt for the Camino, is two weeks...
  19. LorneB

    An unhurried Camino Portuguese in mind...how many days should I be thinking?

    Hi, everyone. I know this is somewhat vague – what is “meaningful” after all? – but I’m hoping the spirit of my question might invite some helpful reflections back. From what I’ve seen so far, people seem to find that walking the interior CP from Porto takes about ten days, and the coastal...
  20. LorneB

    Camino Ingles - the thought of it feels a little like cheating :)

    Hi, everyone. My first post here, so hopefully there will be no faux pas coming :-) I'm looking at walking some of the Camino in either May or September, and am inclined to walk the Camino Ingles because I may only have a week or so, and prefer the idea of walking a path from beginning to end...

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