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  1. Jacobus

    Help with beautiful spots for making a proposal (of marriage!)

    If bas been mentioned you want a place that you will want to return to I would suggest one of the restaurants along the Douro River in Porto. Lots of hotels, pensions and albergue type places to stay and of course Port wine and chocolate might seal the deal! Best of luck and bom caminho. Jim
  2. Jacobus

    Orange Juice- a topic of interest to me re: Portuguese Camino

    Hi In Porrino at the hotel we were told breakfast was included in the charge for the room. Orange juice was emphatically excluded from the menu offered. In the morning there was a “cool aid” sized jug of fresh squeezed oj visible through the glass doors of the drink cooler. When I went to fill...
  3. Jacobus

    Two questions

    Good morning Your first question is dependant on which camino you are doing and which albergue you are staying in. Air quality across the board also depends on air movement systems (AC or Heat) and the presence of opening windows. I received the campostella after doing the Espiritual. I fully...
  4. Jacobus

    Portuguese Trash: Ditch Pigs Cleanup 25 November 2018

    Hi Rebekka I dont use paypal but I can transfer funds to an email address. I would be happy to contribute. Jim
  5. Jacobus

    If you have done both the CP and the CF...

    The albergue, pension and hotel experiences are similar. Language, food, culture are different. The terrain on the Portuguese is comparatively level except for one steep climb leading to Rubiaes (I hope I spelled that right) The scree covered mountain is one of the most challenging that you will...
  6. Jacobus

    Astorga-Porto-Santiago

    In 2016 I took the Spiritual Way. When I got to Santiago I made sure to tell the volunteer at the Pilgrim Centre. I was given the Campostella Certificate as well ads the mileage certificate. Cant say this happens all the time but it was my experience Cheers
  7. Jacobus

    Casa Fernanda - What kind of advance "booking"?

    Hello Sy, It appears after all that i am unable to defeat my Camino obsession! I was looking up the address of Casa Fernanda so that I might send them a Christmas card and lo and behold the only place I could find a full mailing address was on an old post by Albertinho. So one thing lead to...
  8. Jacobus

    Bloody cobblestones!!

    Thr ratio of nata to napkins required is 1 piece to 7 napkins so if you eat a box of 6 thrn it increases to 42 napkins and a long shower
  9. Jacobus

    Delicate Topic

    Thank you. That will work as a plan B should my postal service plan fall through. The documents have been photograped and are in a file on my phone and my daughters phone.
  10. Jacobus

    Delicate Topic

    Thank you all for your input. I have a preaddressed box to send back home if necessary. The portion of remains will be in a plastic see thru container so the x-rays will go thru. I have the death cert. and the cremation certificate. You have all been quite helpful. I leave in 8 hours for...
  11. Jacobus

    Delicate Topic

    Thanks for this. I have the paperwork but lack the confidence. Your reply helps.
  12. Jacobus

    Delicate Topic

    Good Morning, I leave for Porto in 36 hours and have a delicate question. Im afraid in this case that I will need fact based answers and with respect I request that those answering please do not offer opinions as they will not be helpful. In Dec. my brother passed away. In keeping with his...
  13. Jacobus

    Planning the next Camino

    I did the Portuguese from Porto to Santiago in Aug 2015. The route was well waymarked and the landscapes were beautiful with enough variation to keep it interesting. My only complaint would be, to paraphrase Tolkien,'it wasn't long enough'. That year I went on to do the Ingles and the Fisterre...
  14. Jacobus

    Porto to Santiago, following coast and then central

    Good Morning, I did the same route in Aug 2015. Porto to Vila do Conde went by in a flash. The fish market in Matosinhos was special and the sea breeze kept me cool. As stated above it is 35 k. Out of Vila do Conde you will pass a large seminary on your left (large white bldg on high ground)...
  15. Jacobus

    help me find the Way! lol

    This may sound simplistic but keep the water on you left. :)
  16. Jacobus

    Is one week enough to walk from Tui to Santiago?

    Bon Caminho You can be sure that a week is enough time. I will arrive in Porto on Aug 5th and start walking from there on Aug7. missed you by a few days. Good Luck. Jim
  17. Jacobus

    Portugues guides

    Using Brierly from Porto to Santiago but using tha Matosinhos variant then central to Santiago then switching to Eroski for the Santiago Finisterre Muxia Santiago loop. I have a week open at the end so the internal battle is on...head to Lisbon for r+r or do the Ingles. I think I will leave the...

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