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    Camino Portugues Coastal-with seniors

    Safoco, I think it is great that the forum is here to help people with questions like this. However, when planning the same walk in 2019 we did a lot of research on our own and besides the Internet we bought John Brierley's book Camino Portugués and found the answer to many of these questions...
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    Reflection on My Camino Portugues Last May 2019

    Very interesting reading. You have a way with words. I enjoyed it as it also reminded me of the same walk I did in September 2019. Thank you.
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    train out of Porto

    We did the same thing last September. The walk was great. 10km from Porto to Matosinhos. Walking along the coast that first day on boardwalks was very interesting. I kept reading about how uninteresting the walk was getting out of Porto then read about this option on StingyNomads. We ended...
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    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2020?

    Today on the island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada the temperature at 9am was -14 Centigrade and with the windchill it felt like -19. A group of 11 of us (including 3 who have walked the Camino and a 4th who is in training) walked 21km. Walking conditions were fairly good considering that we had...
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    CPAP Machines and Albergues

    Hi Paul Everything you wrote is exactly what happened in our Porto to Santiago trek last September. One of our group had a CPAP machine and it didn't make a sound and bothered no one. The extension cord comment is appropriate in some locations.
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    Do albergues refuse the pilgrims who don't carry their packs

    My experience in September 2019 in Rates on the Porto to Santiago route was that our luggage was not at the albergue when we arrived. I presume the doors were not open when the truck arrived. We had to walk 300 meters to a bar to fetch them and upon our return we were given a lecture about...
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    La Robla

    Could it be they are closed at this time of year? https://www.wisepilgrim.com/camino-de-san-salvador/la-robla/hostal-ordonez-de-celis
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    Is it good to sing and dance during Camino de Santiago?

    On Day 5 walking from Porto to Santiago this past September we stopped at Revolta as Stingy Nomads suggested. There was a party like atmosphere at the only bar. Lots of twenty somethings smoking pot, drinking and dancing. We started moving forward and a group of 8 with a portable boom box...
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    CP Rest Day?

    Our group of 5 did the Porto to SdC in September 2019. Ponte de Lima was my favourite town. If I were to do it again I would take a rest day there.
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    Luggage Transfer on Camino Portuguese

    I recall that Tuitrans had a 15kg limit. The cost was about €8 a day and I believe they would charge a little more if the weight was over 15kg. They need to know at least one day ahead and you need to give them your full itinerary for a quote. Other option is to use the Post Office. I have...
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    Luggage Transfer on Camino Portuguese

    We did the Porto to Santiago route in September and used TuiTrans over 12 days. The service was excellent. www.tuitrans.com
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    Camino App?

    Thanks! I'm going to download it.
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    Camino App?

    Planning ahead for the next Camino and want to improve the experience if possible. On our recent Camino from Porto we stayed at some albergues which were always on the Camino route. On other occasions we stayed at private homes or hotels. Biggest problem was finding the best place to leave...
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    Which side of the path

    Hi Glenda, Having recently walked my first Camino from Portugal to Spain, when walking on a road we walked on the left facing the oncoming cars. On the rest of the paths we walked on the right mostly leaving room for bicyclists to pass us on the left of the path or anyone walking in the other...
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    My ethical dilemma regarding a compostela

    I recently completed the Camino from Porto to Santiago. The official distance was 240km. By my calculations unofficially I walked 300km taking into account the non-Camino walking after arriving in a town for sightseeing or looking for a place to have dinner, etc. So, when people ask me what...
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    Frances in 27 days?

    I don't recall anyone mentioning this in the replies, so sorry if it was already mentioned. Keep in mind that with your tight schedule if obtaining a Camino certificate is a must for you it might not be possible if you arrive in Santiago too late in the day and you are leaving early the next...
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    Post-camino dreaming

    Along with 4 friends we completed the Porto to Santiago route on September 27th. Been home in Canada since the 30th and I believe I have only had one night so far where I didn't dream about being on some kind of Camino!
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    Taking a number in Santiago.

    We were there on Saturday September 28th getting our certificates and the Camino office was charging €5 for the tubes. Pretty steep price so if you can find one at the post office for €1 do so.

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