Thanks for the advice, was in Leon last year on a rest day on May 1st and that was a special day, so Tui this year sounds like a plan.
Meet up last year on the frances with 4 people who will now be life long friends, planning a reunion in 2018 for the camino norte, so hope to do the same this year.
Hope to see you all on route as well, leaving Porto Monday 24th April, if it is as quiet as you say then "sore thumbs sticking out" comes to mind....
Buen camino
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