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Hiya Scruffy, got this too late to comply with your request, but did note the shrine.
Portuguese was no problem as I speak it quite fluently due to having been married to a Brazillian "lady"-(bad memories!) many years ago.
Rick :x
Hey K-Fun
Don't worry about Portuguese, Spanish will get you by. You can view my journal of the walk here
http://ricrog.blogspot.co.uk/
As to maps and guides, I made a word document from various sources to carry with me, I'd be glad to share it with you, it's too big to upload here but I could...
Flying into Faro today, then Lisbon on the weekend and start walking next Tuesday 18th Sep from Porto, 32 deg forecast for Faro today and 29 deg for Porto on Tuesday ---AAAAAAAARGH! Arriving in Faro at 10pm, no buses into town so will camp out under a bush at airport, probably cooler under the...
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