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  1. K

    Class of 2011 Camino Portugese

    I walked it this Spring, mid-April to mid-May. Wonderful weather, usually high 60s F, around 20 C , only a couple of days of serious rain. Not at all crowded. I posted some notes on accomodations in the accomodation section here. Within a month or so I hope to have a photo essay about the...
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    For anyone in the Seattle Area

    I will be doing a talk/slide show on the Caminho Portuguese this Wednesday, September 15, in Bremerton, at Collective Visions Gallery at 7 PM (free). Collective Visions is at 4th and Pacific, just a three block walk from the ferry terminal. This spring I walked the Caminho from Porto to...
  3. K

    Camino Portuguese. Matosinhos to Vila do Conde Atlantic Coast

    I walked it this spring. Brierley's guide gives the impression you would be slogging through sand, but most of it is on boardwalk or roads of coastal villages. If you are in Vila do Conde on a Saturday, the little Adega do Tijolo (on the little Praca do Tijolo) has very local fado on Saturday...
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    sellos

    I was about two days from Santiago at my slow pace, taking a brief 'standing rest' by proping my backpack on a fence railing to let my shoulders breathe a bit, when an ambulance stopped. My first thought "Was do I look so bad that I need assistance?" I had just finshed a short but steep hill...
  5. K

    Porto to Santiago

    I just walked it this year, from mid April to May 11. Wonderful weather most of the way -- no rain, no extreme heat, perfect trekking temperatures, often enough cloud cover to take the bite out of the sun. There is a lot of shade along the route. Most of the steeper segments are through...
  6. K

    Porto to Santiago

    I was on the Caminho Portuguese (starting from Porto) from April 16 through May 11. Very few on the trail in Portugal, a few more once I entered Galicia, but nothing was crowded. Mostly I stayed in hotels, no reservations except for Santiago and no problems. The two nights I spent in...
  7. K

    Pontevedra -- Photography Exhibition

    If you will be in Pontevedra on or before May 18, there is an exhibition of powerful photographs of faith and despair by Galician photographer Tino Martinez, "Os Milagres of Amil" [The Miracles of Amil]. Some are as stunning as the best work of Sebastiao Salgado. They are showing at a branch...
  8. K

    Starting from Porto April 16

    Yes, it is open -- called Albergue de Tamel, right by the church.. It hadn't yet opened for the day when I went by it, but the next day I talked to three Germans who had stayed there -- and said they were the only ones staying there. I stayed at Residential Arantes -- listed in Brierley -- in...
  9. K

    Flight cancellations from volcano

    TAP just announced that it expects to have all backlogs resolved by Saturday, putting on extra flights if needed, and should have everything on its normal schedule by Saturday also. At least that was what they announced, per this mornings Lisbon newspaper (I'm in Barcelos at the moment)...
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    Starting from Porto April 16

    Chris, I'll post my notes on accomodations in the accomodations section of this forum -- just posted one on Porto. My plan is to stay at basic hotels. I'm avoiding the albergues because -- due to losing most of my esophogus 13 years ago -- I often have spells of loud coughing in the middle of...
  11. K

    Starting from Porto April 16

    Perhaps I'll run into some of you along the way. I'm in Porto now (staying at Duas Nacoes), and will start walking from Matosinhos on Friday, April 16. My tentative plan is to take it slow, 15-25k per day, with lots of breaks. It is likely that I'll stay a day or two in: Vila do Conde...
  12. K

    Walking the beach from Porto to Vila do Conde

    Very likely -- I will be leaving from Porto around the 15th to 17th -- planning on staying a day or two in Vila do Conde. Boa Viagem, Kit http://www.arovingvision.com kst@arovingvision.com
  13. K

    One Week To Go

    Exciting, isn't it! I won't be starting out of Porto until mid-April, but am flying to Paris tomorrow, and doing a lot of last minute errands. Some worrying too, but mostly about the flight -- it is on BA and we could get stuck in London, although BA is claiming our connecting flight to Paris...
  14. K

    Walking the beach from Porto to Vila do Conde

    That is what I am planning to do -- starting from Porto in mid-April. The Brierley book lists a number of hotels in Vila do Conde and maps the route (with variations) back to the main caminho. He also indicates there are plenty of beachfront cafes along the way. I also plan to follow...
  15. K

    Porto to Santiago

    Cath, Hats? Tilley, of course I think they may be Canada's leading export. :D The Tilley Airflo is nicely ventilated, great for sun and rain protection. Mine has survived two Amazon trips, and I've worn it almost daily for six years. Adventure Clothing, Fort & Broad, carries them. Boa...
  16. K

    Porto to Santiago

    Cath, If you are starting in early May we might cross paths. I'm setting out from Porto mid-April, but plan to stay a day or two in many of the towns along the way, and don't expect to reach Santiago until mid-May. From my limited climate research it should be a lot like the Pacific Northwest...
  17. K

    walk/accommodation/ transport on Portuguese july

    John & Annie, Thank you for your helpful advice. I should be able to reserve in each town two or three days in advance. But I won't know the excact date I plan to leave Porto until April 11 or 12. And, along the way, I won't know how many days I'll be staying in many of the towns. Ideally I...
  18. K

    Language limitations

    Quite a few of the Portuguese I met in 1980 had worked in France. Some, I recall, were currently working in France and were back in Portugal for vacation (it was August). On a day trip to Valenca, I was waiting for a return train (to Praia da Ancora) when an unscheduled train stopped. After...
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    walk/accommodation/ transport on Portuguese july

    John, Do you think I would need advance booking of accommodation for mid-April to mid-May (starting from Porto about April 14)? I do not plan to utilize the albergues, just basic hotels. My preference would be to keep things flexible, deciding at each town how long to stay, Thank you, Kit...
  20. K

    Language limitations

    Johnnie, Do you think there's been a generational shift with respect to what second language the Portuguese learn? When I was there in 1980 it seemed that most who spoke another language spoke French. Kit http://www.arovingvision.com kst@arovingvision.com

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