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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Haha, thank you all, I appreciate the insights. I sense it might be less of an issue than it has been in some areas, but that I shouldn't discount it altogether. A otros desafíos!
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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Oh. Not the response I was hoping for, Anniesantiago :P But thanks for the heads up!
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    Are mosquitos & other insects an issue?

    Hello I'm getting ready to do my first camino (or part thereof) with my young son. Our hiking and backpacking has been mainly in Canada, where mosquitos, black flies, deer flies etc. tend to be our main challenge. I anticipate this won't be so much the case in Portugal and Spain, given that...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thanks very much Marbe2
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thanks for all your insights Anamya, I think I'm most captured by the Portuguese way (for the first go at least :P ). I've booked flights for my boy and I to Porto, so now I just need to organize everything else!
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thank you so much Aurigny. I only saw this today, so apologies for not responding sooner, it was kind of you to share that. And I'm so happy for your experience with your daughter. I've more or less landed on the Tui-SdC route now, and I like your suggestion of starting in Valenca because you...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Hm, good points all, thanks for the added input. Ha, decisions! But all of them good on some level. And I appreciate the point about the shade. If we were to go from Tui, can someone confirm that this is at least 100 km? (It doesn't matter so much to me, but I think will be motivating for my son).
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Sounds wonderful! Thanks again for all your help Anamya :-)
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thanks Anamya, that's helpful and gives me peace of mind. And I've just found the gronze.com site which similarly shows the distances to be relatively minimal. And great to know about booking.com with free cancellation options! And, if I can bother you (or others) with another question- the...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Thank you Anamya, sorry not to see this earlier Do you happen to have a sense of the typical distance between alberges along the Portuguese route? (likely there's no 'typical' :P) My son and I both speak English and French; I speak Spanish and he has a fair grasp of the basics of Spanish, so...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Wow, very impressive! Thanks so much for your message Rachael. My son is generally comfortable with 15 km a day, but can be pushed beyond that. Of course it depends on topography, weather etc., and I anticipate it to be quite hot there in late July. I'd mostly like the option to flake out after...
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    My 7 year old and I...

    Hello I am strongly considering walking the last 100 km of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela with my 7 year old at the end of July (unfortunate timing perhaps, but can't be helped). He is a good walker, hiker, and backpacker, and we both feel excited about the adventure. I've bee reading...

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