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Hi everyone!
I'm off to Porto this evening so good luck to everybody especially on the Portugese route. I'll try and log in occasionally when the opportunity arises to report my progress and see where everyone else is and hopefully bump into some of you walking the same path in the coming...
Hi there!
I'm Muppet and leaving from Porto on the 2nd of April to walk the Portugese route. After that will travel down to Seville at the end of April and attempt to walk the Via de La Plata route back up to Santiago..the mind is willing...hopefully the body also! :roll:
Good luck to...
Hi John,
Thanks for the advice. I'm tempted just to take the jacket and waterproof trousers but I think I'll take both and can always get rid of the poncho on the way if its surplus te requirements......packing is a tricky thing and I want to keep the weight and space used down to a minimum but...
Hi Jean-Marc
Yes I've taken a possible 6 months out to do this and whether I achieve them both is still open to question but I'll do my best :D With the amount of time I've got i can afford the odd days rest and recuperation........The intention is there...lets hope the body is up to the...
Hi Larry,
How many kilos were you carrying on your back when you did it? Do you find you need a poncho plus a raincoat and raintrouser combi or is one or the other a better bet as far as weight and space go? I've got a light berghaus gortex top with built in hood and waterproof trousers but...
Hi Larry,
I'm planning to do the VDLP towards the end of April after first hopefully finishing the Portugese route leaving on the 2nd of April from Porto. When I arrive in Santiago I will either go out the the coast first or leave Santiago after a few days to travel down to Seville for the...
Hi Annie,
Thanks for your reply and info. Sounds nice apart from the bits on the roads...looks like I'll be needing eyes in the back of my head for this trip! :?
I havent pre-booked any accomodation so I hope I dont end up sleeping outside at night....cant wait to fly off on tuesday...cant...
Hi everybody!
I'm MUPPET :P and leaving for Porto in a few days time to walk from Porto to Santiago. This will be my first Camino and I am intending to try and first walk the Portugese route and after that do a second one from Seville on the Plata route a few weeks later ending for a second...
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