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  1. CaminoKate0214

    how hard are certain sections of the Camino Portugues?

    Hi everyone, I walked 100 miles total of the Camino Frances in 2015. Now this summer, I'll be walking the Camino Portugues, starting from Porto. I have the Village to Village Map Guide, and in looking in the inside front cover, I see the terrain maps and mileage. From stage 19 through 26, I...
  2. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    Even if they are take-down/foldable poles? The whole hiking pole folds up into six or seven segments. I would think this would be allowed, since it stows compactly, and doesn't look like a weapon.
  3. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    I think it's somewhere on the Camino Frances portion of this website.
  4. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    YES to a hiking umbrella! That might make it possible for me to keep going in the afternoon. I noticed that I could clock big miles early on when it was cool and damp, but as the heat crept up, I would get slower and slower. A cap, a wicking shirt, wicking pants, plus an umbrella seem...
  5. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    I'm sorry to say we won't! I'll arrive in Lisbon on June 14, not the 4th. Too bad!
  6. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    Hi everyone! I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in...
  7. CaminoKate0214

    Camino Portugese from Lisbon: How challenging is it?

    If it helps, feel free to have a look at my blog below. I tell the good and the bad. I recommend walking from Lisbon if you have the time and resources. Can't wait to read this! I had anticipated doing yet another Camino, very possibly the CP. Thank you!

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