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This sounds like a wonderful idea. I don't have experience of the Portuguese route so will leave others to answer your questions. But just wanted to mention, in case you weren't aware, 15 August is a major public holiday in Spain and Portugal (and elsewhere), and often when people start their summer holidays. So if you are starting your walk around then you'll need to prepare for shops etc to be closed, and possibly a lot of people walking and at transport hubs (including the weekend before, as the 15th is a Monday). But don't let that put you off, you and your daughter will have a great time!Hi.
My daughter is studying in Lisbon in the fall and asked me to join for her a Camino before she begins. Because our time is sadly limited and because she would like to get her Compostela, we have decided to walk the last 100km (ish). We are both physically fit, but we aren't hoping to break any speed records (20 miles/day would be our comfortable upper limit). Mostly, we are just looking to spend time together on this journey.
We arrive from the US on 13 Aug and will travel to our still-TBD starting point. We will stay either 1 or 2 nights there (depending on what's advisable), then will start on our walk either on 14 or 15 Aug. My daughter has to be back in Lisbon on 21 Aug, so that gives us either 6 or 7 days to walk, unless we take a shorter route/faster pace and add a day onto the end or spend a day or two together in Lisbon after the Camino.
For my somewhat last-minute planning, I'm using Brierley's guide and a few blogs, but I'd be grateful for advice about:
1. Where to start (I've read conflicting opinions about whether Redondela is "official" or not);
2. Whether to stay 1 or 2 nights at our starting point before we begin;
3. Route (central versus spiritual, and if spiritual, boat or no boat). Also, should we stick to the timing/route plan as outlined in the guide, or would do you have suggestions for deviations?;
4. If we make the walk in fewer than 6 days, any suggestions for where we should either take a rest day or spend an extra night or two at the end?
Thank you!
Gus
You are lucky Gus.Hi.
My daughter is studying in Lisbon in the fall and asked me to join for her a Camino before she begins. Because our time is sadly limited and because she would like to get her Compostela, we have decided to walk the last 100km (ish). We are both physically fit, but we aren't hoping to break any speed records (20 miles/day would be our comfortable upper limit). Mostly, we are just looking to spend time together on this journey.
We arrive from the US on 13 Aug and will travel to our still-TBD starting point. We will stay either 1 or 2 nights there (depending on what's advisable), then will start on our walk either on 14 or 15 Aug. My daughter has to be back in Lisbon on 21 Aug, so that gives us either 6 or 7 days to walk, unless we take a shorter route/faster pace and add a day onto the end or spend a day or two together in Lisbon after the Camino.
For my somewhat last-minute planning, I'm using Brierley's guide and a few blogs, but I'd be grateful for advice about:
1. Where to start (I've read conflicting opinions about whether Redondela is "official" or not);
2. Whether to stay 1 or 2 nights at our starting point before we begin;
3. Route (central versus spiritual, and if spiritual, boat or no boat). Also, should we stick to the timing/route plan as outlined in the guide, or would do you have suggestions for deviations?;
4. If we make the walk in fewer than 6 days, any suggestions for where we should either take a rest day or spend an extra night or two at the end?
Thank you!
Gus
These are good remarks. I did not realise that it is 15th of August, dia da Assunção da Virgin Maria.This sounds like a wonderful idea. I don't have experience of the Portuguese route so will leave others to answer your questions. But just wanted to mention, in case you weren't aware, 15 August is a major public holiday in Spain and Portugal (and elsewhere), and often when people start their summer holidays. So if you are starting your walk around then you'll need to prepare for shops etc to be closed, and possibly a lot of people walking and at transport hubs (including the weekend before, as the 15th is a Monday). But don't let that put you off, you and your daughter will have a great time!
This is a nice suggestion but coming from Portugal it is quite a job to get in Baiona by public transport.Consider starting in Baiona. Lovely seaside village one or two days walk to Vigo. Do the spiritual, take the boat, you’ll need no more than seven days total.
That’s what I’d recommend, take a bus to Vigo and taxi to Baiona. It’s a lovely town. Our favorite of the Camino, along with Combarro.This is a nice suggestion but coming from Portugal it is quite a job to get in Baiona by public transport.
An idea is to hop on the bus Gus from Lisbon ( I presume they are arriving there from the US )
ALSA Bus company runs a connection between Lisbon and Santiago with a stop either in Porto, Braga (highly advised to visit ) Valença and Vigo.
This stop in Vigo is at the Vigo busstation and I think there are busconnections to Baiona but not at frequent times. Maybe a taxi from there. It is about 20 kms.
I've yet to do my first camino in September, but what I can tell you about all my mother-daughter trips is that our conversations, interactions, laughs, and even fights are more valuable than gold now that my mom is very old can't travel. If I could go back in time, I wish I had spent less time helping and hanging out with other travelers to be more present with my mother. I'd kill for a recording of one of those conversations now :,(Hi.
My daughter is studying in Lisbon in the fall and asked me to join for her a Camino before she begins. Because our time is sadly limited and because she would like to get her Compostela, we have decided to walk the last 100km (ish). We are both physically fit, but we aren't hoping to break any speed records (20 miles/day would be our comfortable upper limit). Mostly, we are just looking to spend time together on this journey.
We arrive from the US on 13 Aug and will travel to our still-TBD starting point. We will stay either 1 or 2 nights there (depending on what's advisable), then will start on our walk either on 14 or 15 Aug. My daughter has to be back in Lisbon on 21 Aug, so that gives us either 6 or 7 days to walk, unless we take a shorter route/faster pace and add a day onto the end or spend a day or two together in Lisbon after the Camino.
For my somewhat last-minute planning, I'm using Brierley's guide and a few blogs, but I'd be grateful for advice about:
1. Where to start (I've read conflicting opinions about whether Redondela is "official" or not);
2. Whether to stay 1 or 2 nights at our starting point before we begin;
3. Route (central versus spiritual, and if spiritual, boat or no boat). Also, should we stick to the timing/route plan as outlined in the guide, or would do you have suggestions for deviations?;
4. If we make the walk in fewer than 6 days, any suggestions for where we should either take a rest day or spend an extra night or two at the end?
Thank you!
Gus
Thank you Carmen for the advice,Check this site for the Camino Portugues forum, you will find more specific information there like on the boat ride and the Spiritual variant. Buen Camino
WOW, WOW, WOW! I am bowled over.
Thank you all for taking the time to reply and for sharing your Camino wisdom. So much great information here, much more than I had even hoped for! I'll do a bit more planning and reading and will circle back with any questions. In the meantime, feeling very grateful for your advice and for making me feel even luckier than I already did to have this adventure.
Gus
Hi, Robo! Our time on the Camino was even better than we hoped, in every way. We walked for 6 days, starting in Baiona and walking along the coast until we veered onto the Spiritual Variant. On our last day, we took the earliest boat north and finished our journey to Santiago. We experienced so much serendipity and magic along the way, from extraordinary encounters with the kindest of strangers to stumbling upon unexpected delights like the Festas da Peregrina in Pontevedra, but more than anything, spending that time with my daughter was the gift of a lifetime.How did it go?
Hi, Robo! Our time on the Camino was even better than we hoped, in every way. We walked for 6 days, starting in Baiona and walking along the coast until we veered onto the Spiritual Variant. On our last day, we took the earliest boat north and finished our journey to Santiago. We experienced so much serendipity and magic along the way, from extraordinary encounters with the kindest of strangers to stumbling upon unexpected delights like the Festas da Peregrina in Pontevedra, but more than anything, spending that time with my daughter was the gift of a lifetime.
Once I again, I owe my thanks to those who answered all of my questions and generously shared their insight and wisdom. Buen camino a todos!
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