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  1. seashell

    Starting the quest

    We met an American lady who had always wanted to walk a Camino but somehow or other, work, family etc had got in the way. She’d finally decided, at 86 years old to lay down all her responsibilities back home and announced that she was heading out. She flew to Spain with a 90 day visa and started...
  2. seashell

    Bag transport Porto to Santiago

    Hi, I’ve just come back from walking the central route with my wife and two friends. Because of medical reasons both friends needed their bags taken each day starting in Porto and ending in Santiago. We contacted Mariana at taxisfilipe@sapo.pt. They were excellent, picked us up at the airport...
  3. seashell

    Portuguese in early March

    That sounds like very good advice. I tend to push ahead and walk longer distances but my friends are older and are likely to be happier walking less rather than more. I’d very much like them to make it comfortably to Santiago so I’ll take your advice re the train and we’ll either walk the...
  4. seashell

    Portuguese in early March

    Hi, I’d appreciate some advice re the Camino Portuguese. I’m flying with my wife and two friends to Porto on 12th March, leaving for Santiago the next morning. The flight home is booked for Saturday 23rd March which gives us 10 full days of walking. Depending on what one reads, the central route...
  5. seashell

    Camino Portugues in February

    This is what maps.me looks like for Spain and Portugal with the kml files loaded. The coloured lines are the various Camino routes. Having also downloaded the Spanish and Portuguese offline maps, I can zoom in to street detail level at any point on the map irrespective of whether I have phone...
  6. seashell

    Camino Portugues in February

    I’d suggest that you buy the Brierley guide to the Camino Portuguese, it’ll have everything you need. To ensure that you’re always on the route, If you have a smartphone (iOS or Android) I’d suggest that you download the app maps.me and then download some electronic KML files from a Dutch site...

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