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I am well pleased for you matey. i should have finished a week or so before you.So as is said in Portuguese,Bom caminho ! Hoping you have a fulfilling journey.Well i've bitten the bullet and booked my transportation, flying from Luton to Lisbon on the 7th October - should arrive c9.30am and will explore the city that day and set off walking the next day the 8th October.
I would have preferred to start a month earlier but family circumstances dictate that this is the earliest I can leave. I had plenty of practice getting wet on the Camino Frances last October, so will be prepared for the autumn weather
Now I just need to brush up on my Portuguese and Spanish.
Very excited right now and I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to "Camino" once again.
Very exciting. I will be a bit in front of you as I start in Lisbon on the 29th sept. Wish it was now though I can't wait! Buen caminoWell i've bitten the bullet and booked my transportation, flying from Luton to Lisbon on the 7th October - should arrive c9.30am and will explore the city that day and set off walking the next day the 8th October.
I would have preferred to start a month earlier but family circumstances dictate that this is the earliest I can leave. I had plenty of practice getting wet on the Camino Frances last October, so will be prepared for the autumn weather
Now I just need to brush up on my Portuguese and Spanish.
Very excited right now and I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to "Camino" once again.
If all goes to plan, I'll arrive in Santiago from Lisbon on the 28th. I've put a note in my guide to remember to light a candle for your safe journey. You'll likely find someone here leaving about the same time you arrive in Santiago. Pass it on if you feel the urge. Bom Caminho!Very exciting. I will be a bit in front of you as I start in Lisbon on the 29th sept. Wish it was now though I can't wait! Buen camino
As Laurie said, please fire away! I finished my Portugese Camino late July - walking from Lisboa - and I miss it, my feet want to get back walking. If you need any information, do not hesitate to ask. It is a lovely camino and the Portugese people are the best. So friendly and welcoming. I'm thinking about a short walk from Porto to Santiago in October when I have 9 days off. Anybody(Diogo) knows what kind of weather to expect in the middle of October?I don't mind the rain! I had a couple of days with rain but it was beautiful walking.
As Laurie said, please fire away! I finished my Portugese Camino late July - walking from Lisboa - and I miss it, my feet want to get back walking. If you need any information, do not hesitate to ask. It is a lovely camino and the Portugese people are the best. So friendly and welcoming. I'm thinking about a short walk from Porto to Santiago in October when I have 9 days off. Anybody(Diogo) knows what kind of weather to expect in the middle of October?I don't mind the rain! I had a couple of days with rain but it was beautiful walking.
That is very sweet MichaelSG. Thankyou and yes I will defiantly do the same for the next arrival of pilgrims.If all goes to plan, I'll arrive in Santiago from Lisbon on the 28th. I've put a note in my guide to remember to light a candle for your safe journey. You'll likely find someone here leaving about the same time you arrive in Santiago. Pass it on if you feel the urge. Bom Caminho!
I'd be interested in your Portugese experience Ekelund. I'll be walking the Frances again in May 2015 and I know, as you said, my feet will want to keep walking. I'm taking a little break in Malaga,then am thinking of beginning the Portugese probably by the middle of June. Was the weather bearable? Not too hot? Any info from you (or anyone else on here who has done the Portugese) would be appreciated. Thanks everybody!As Laurie said, please fire away! I finished my Portugese Camino late July - walking from Lisboa - and I miss it, my feet want to get back walking. If you need any information, do not hesitate to ask. It is a lovely camino and the Portugese people are the best. So friendly and welcoming. I'm thinking about a short walk from Porto to Santiago in October when I have 9 days off. Anybody(Diogo) knows what kind of weather to expect in the middle of October?I don't mind the rain! I had a couple of days with rain but it was beautiful walking.
If you go back on this forum you will see that the out of Porto detour along the coast is mentioned almost every day there is even a thread where I ask why people wAlk to Vilarinho because I do not understand why people do this. Very dangerous !Hi again david, you may consider walking along the coast when you walk out of Porto. If you walk the central route out of Porto, you will do a lot of city walking and a stretch along a road to Vilarinho with a lot of traffic and very little space for walkers. I did not like that part at all! It was dangerous. Later I was told that from Porto to Vila do Conde you walk on boardwalks so it is not that hard on your legs. It is not waymarked but you can't get seriously lost with the sea on your left. I will definitely do it next time and spend the night in Vila Do Conde in order to avoid the citywalk out of Porto.
That is very sweet MichaelSG. Thankyou and yes I will defiantly do the same for the next arrival of pilgrims.
Very exciting. I will be a bit in front of you as I start in Lisbon on the 29th sept. Wish it was now though I can't wait! Buen camino
Thankyou Laurie. I'm in Coimbra ATM. Been having a grand time. Have to say this trail is so well marked! I'm finding it easy to follow though having said that I will probably get lost now. Met some great people and loving the kindness that I'm coming across. Struggling with the heat. Never been great with heat and feel like I'm melting. But I'm pushing on. Thank you for the number my Portuguese is shocking though I'm practicing whilst walking. Extra reassurance helps all the time esp as you know those times you are questioning why? Thankyou for you kindness.So, Michyran, I guess you are on your way. Hope you will let us know how it goes, particularly in the less travelled parts before Porto. Don't forget the SOS pilgrim number in case of getting lost, not having a place to stay, etc. 915 595 213. Someone who speaks English will answer it. I'm not suggesting you'll have problems, but I think it's a nice bit of extra reassurance, especially if you are walking alone.
BOM CAMINHO!!!! Laurie
Thankyou michealSG. Hope you are having great celebrations in Santiago. Been following you along. Well done to you both. XI was later than planned but I took care or this today. Bom Caminho.
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