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From Porto you easily can walk in 10 to 14 days to Santiago and to Múxia and Fisterre in 4 days. So you will have time to stay in Porto, Viana do Castelo, Pontevedra and Santiago as being interesting places to look aroundWe'll be on the Portugues, mid September to mid October, aiming to walk a 'surf n turf' from Porto with a mix of the Senda/Coastal to Caminha crossing to Valenca, up to Santiago and on to Finisterre. With a month we've plenty of time to walk shorter stages and take rest days, and there looks to be plenty of accommodation options. Our last camino walk was at the same time of year and the weather was perfect. Perhaps we'll see you there!
I walked the CP from Lisbon starting early September and the weather was fantastic.I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
Be careful of the Primitivo it aint easy and alot of big hills talk your timeIf you have not done this sort of hiking, walking recently, do get a full medical examination before you make your plans. Think of it as having your automobile serviced and checked over before a long road trip. Just as you would not your car to let you down, you would similarly not want to find out you had an undiagnosed medical problem the hard way.
Just as an aside, I am on my way to my cardiologist to get the verdict following a battery of tests. After six Caminos, being 66, and quite heavy, we are going to find up if life finally caught up with me... I still plan to walk in May... the PRimitivo from Oviedo... We will see what the doctor says...
Hope this helps.
train and get in shape, walk short distances and work your way up. after a while walk with your pack. Get your lower back stronger. Make sure you have a well fitted pack. Learn how to walk. Uphill you need cardiovascular training, downhill can be really tough on older knees and hips, zig zag going down hill and of course walking poles can help although you really dont need them on the Portugues. Learn to listen to your body. It will tell you when to walk or rest and how far to go. I personally do not walk with the Camino families that many talk fondly about. I think some people push too hard and have had serious injuries and blisters when they follow a group. I think walking in your own rhythm helps so much too. But do what you feel is best for you. Alone or in a group. I like the solitude when I walk and I seem to end up making just as many friends alone as I would walking in a group. Tried it the first time I walked and it was fine. But just listen to what your body and spirit tell you it needs. The Portuguese camino is not a very hard one at all. Walked it a few years ago from Lisbon. Biggest drawback is all the road walking. I did not do the coastal variant. You should check that one out it might be to your liking after you get to Porto.I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
Desejo -lhe as melhores e espero que seja um bom caminho pronto.If you have not done this sort of hiking, walking recently, do get a full medical examination before you make your plans. Think of it as having your automobile serviced and checked over before a long road trip. Just as you would not your car to let you down, you would similarly not want to find out you had an undiagnosed medical problem the hard way.
Just as an aside, I am on my way to my cardiologist to get the verdict following a battery of tests. After six Caminos, being 66, and quite heavy, we are going to find up if life finally caught up with me... I still plan to walk in May... the PRimitivo from Oviedo... We will see what the doctor says...
Hope this helps.
Parabéns ! Congrats !As a follow up to my earlier comment, earlier today, my cardiologist pronounced me fit as a fiddle heart-wize, despite my age (65) and weight (about 20 kg too much). I have been cleared to Camino. So, the Camino Primitivo is on offer for May.
Whew! That was a nail-biter...
As a follow up to my earlier comment, earlier today, my cardiologist pronounced me fit as a fiddle heart-wize, despite my age (65) and weight (about 20 kg too much). I have been cleared to Camino. So, the Camino Primitivo is on offer for May.
Whew! That was a nail-biter...
As a follow up to my earlier comment, earlier today, my cardiologist pronounced me fit as a fiddle heart-wize, despite my age (65) and weight (about 20 kg too much). I have been cleared to Camino. So, the Camino Primitivo is on offer for May.
Whew! That was a nail-biter...
Good luck, Tom! It was so nice to see you last week in Florida for a two hour chat! I liked your backup plan B, too.If you have not done this sort of hiking, walking recently, do get a full medical examination before you make your plans. Think of it as having your automobile serviced and checked over before a long road trip. Just as you would not your car to let you down, you would similarly not want to find out you had an undiagnosed medical problem the hard way.
Just as an aside, I am on my way to my cardiologist to get the verdict following a battery of tests. After six Caminos, being 66, and quite heavy, we are going to find up if life finally caught up with me... I still plan to walk in May... the PRimitivo from Oviedo... We will see what the doctor says...
Hope this helps.
Fuerza, Tom! Great advice! I will be turning 65 on My next Camino in June. There are quite a few of us sextagenerians on the Caminos. Great news on the medical results. I am trying to lose the same amount of weight that my pack weighs- around 20 lbs.If you have not done this sort of hiking, walking recently, do get a full medical examination before you make your plans. Think of it as having your automobile serviced and checked over before a long road trip. Just as you would not your car to let you down, you would similarly not want to find out you had an undiagnosed medical problem the hard way.
Just as an aside, I am on my way to my cardiologist to get the verdict following a battery of tests. After six Caminos, being 66, and quite heavy, we are going to find up if life finally caught up with me... I still plan to walk in May... the PRimitivo from Oviedo... We will see what the doctor says...
Hope this helps.
Jami, I turned 64 last year on the Camino Portugues. On the last day, I realized that I was the oldest person with a near 30lb pack. This year I have reduced the weight to less than 20lbs and my wife and I decided to enjoy the walk, so we will not plan to do 25-30k in a day. Instead we have given ourselves six or seven days for the walk to Fisterra and Muxia with a two-night stay in Fisterra. This is not a race, so even if you walk a 6-10 mile day, just don’t overdo it, even if you are in good shape. Those of us who walked the Portuguese Camino mid to late June last year will attest that more than the distance was the unseasonable heat! In the end, it will be your Camino whatever you decide to do.I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
Thanks Albertinho! Self professed 'slow strollers' and aiming to avoid any real climbs, we've earmarked 14-16 days and mirror your suggestions as potential 'rest days'. On the CP, we'll consider the option to cross to the central earlier, mostly as a contingency in case of weather. And, we'll also consider the very real possibility of continuing up the coast to Redondela, in case we can't tear ourselves away! For the Finisterre, we're aiming for 5 days. Your experience is always welcome!From Porto you easily can walk in 10 to 14 days to Santiago and to Múxia and Fisterre in 4 days. So you will have time to stay in Porto, Viana do Castelo, Pontevedra and Santiago as being interesting places to look around
Bom caminho
I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
I will be walking from Lisbon mid September to Fatima en then onwards. Can I take pot luck with accommodation? I don't want to pre-book unless there is absolutely oher way; the joys of spontaneity...I walked the CP from Lisbon starting early September and the weather was fantastic.
Sorry always read before posting... unless there is no other way...I will be walking from Lisbon mid September to Fatima en then onwards. Can I take pot luck with accommodation? I don't want to pre-book unless there is absolutely oher way; the joys of spontaneity...
Keto/ intermittent fasting will do it....Fuerza, Tom! Great advice! I will be turning 65 on My next Camino in June. There are quite a few of us sextagenerians on the Caminos. Great news on the medical results. I am trying to lose the same amount of weight that my pack weighs- around 20 lbs.
I am looking forward to any advice on this route, I am walking from Porto to SdeC starting 6 August, then Finisterre and Muxia, then Inglis. I turn 75 in July and really looking forward to the 6 week pilgrimage.I'm going to be turning 60 in October and I want to walk the Portugues. I'm thinking perhaps mid-late September to mid October? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can take as much time as necessary. Would also like to walk from Santiago to Muxia (last time I took a bus). Just looking for suggestions, advice, experience? Traveling from Indiana.
Tom- you continue to be an inspiration to us all. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. You will have more impact on Peregrinos in the pilgrim office than on the Camino. Yesterday my 88-year old mother, who had a quadruple bypass last year,lives alone, drives everywhere, etc, told me “ You are where you are supposed to be!” I’m sure that the Primitivo be waiting for you in the future, but God must need you in the Pilgrim Office! Sorry to miss you, since we will be there in late June.I am posting this LONG message here, as many of you have followed this thread.
FIRST - please allow me to thank every person on this Forum who has followed my pre-Camino medical tests and evaluations with interest. I sincerely appreciate all the support and encouragement from all my extended Camino family.
SECOND - two weeks ago, I thought I had dodged a major 'bullet' when my cardiologist gave me a clean bill of health based on a battery of three sophisticated cardiac tests. His exact words at the time were that i " ...had the heart and arteries of a 20-year old woman..." I took that to be a very good, if perplexing analogy...
Even my general practitioner is flummoxed by that finding. To him, it was simply counter-intuitive that an overweight, mostly sedentary, 65 year old man could have ZERO calcium deposits, valve, heart muscle, or arterial hardening, or plaque build-up. But the tests proved it...go figure...
So, knowing what I was planning to do in May, the Camino Primitivo from Oviedo, he gave me two proverbial thumbs up. I was good-to-go. That was then...
THIRD - Not so fast! Being a large fellow, I had related hypertension issues. This is not abnormal for me. When my weight is up, I get higher blood pressure. When I lose weight, like 10 kg or more, it goes away. I take two daily medications to keep it regulated.
Anyway, soon after after the heart evaluation, my blood pressure started to go up and down dramatically. I had increased my daily walking from 6 to 10 km. That made me light-headed and feeling faint. I check my BP throughout the day. It was all over the place.
This past week I had additional tests and consultations. The considered opinion of two experts is that I should NOT walk a Camino this year, at least until I lose the weight and my blood pressure stabilizes without medication.
FOURTH - So, to wrap this up... NO CAMINO FOR "t2" this year! Always having a Plan B in the wings, I implemented it when Plan A was canceled.
The ACC graciously accepted my offer to work as a volunteer at the Pilgrim Office from 6 - 20 May. This will be a second volunteer stint for me. My planned annual month is still from 15 July to 12 August. They did not have space in the volunteer flat, so I rented a hotel. Rooms are going FAST.
Whenever a door is closed, the Lord (or Santiago just opens another one...). Everything works out in the end. For this I am grateful.
If anyone is in Santiago whole I am there, I would be happy to meet you. You cannot miss me, I am the uber large Papa Smurf looking fellow, in the light turquoise voluntario t-shirt. Yes, I wear a short grey beard and eyeglasses too.
Thankyou for your wonderful service and advice. I'm walking the CP from Lisbon May 1st...... ( Good luck)Your mom has a Camino spirit. Did you know that you can have her name put on your Compostela, as 'In Vicaro Pro' at the bottom?
This provision is reserved by official rules for devoting your pilgrimage to the benefit of EITHER a deceased person, OR someone whose advanced age or physical condition is such that could never, ever undertake a Camino - even in a wheelchair... Your plucky mom may qualify.
Ask when you get to the counter. If I am working when you arrive just look for me, and I will get you sorted... As my message above indicates, I am working from 6 - 20 May.
I am usually there from 1000 - 1500 on most days, unless they assign me to write Compostelas. In that case, I could be there anytime between 1000 and 2000
Hope this helps.
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