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I hope that is what you will be getting.We will appreciate ANY advice that could be helpful
I once read a series of daily blogs on this site, where a man and his wife took a smallish baby on the full length of the Camino Frances to SDC.
I was amazed at the size and weight of the man's backpack carrying all of the extra items required for the baby.
I think that the thread was call"Find (or follow) your potential"
Can anyone else help on this please ?
It's good to admire the parents' planning and tenacity. But my opinion (as a qualified teacher) may not be popular: we should also ask - what is a small child getting out of being cooped up for hours each day passively staring out at the world going by? Kids need to move a lot and actively play, not be strapped in for hours. You wouldn't put a small child in a buggy in front of the TV in a hot room for 5 hours every day for weeks, and a Camino isn't so different for them. They may be 'ok', but what else could they have been doing or learning?
It may not be my place but I'd like to make a plea to other users to avoid making judgmental comments when questions like this come up.
Parents take children on the Camino routes all the time - sometimes very young children. Parents imho are best placed to safeguard the health and well being of their children.
In terms of travelling some families use a chariot type baby stroller others a "child back pack" or a combination of the two.
August is the busiest of times on all of the Camino routes and the Camino Portugués is no exception. This month is not only busy but it is hot and consideration has to be given to the weight of carrying extra water.
Route choice and accommodation options are key considerations. I've just walked the central route from Oporto. The route is perfectly straightforward and very well waymarked. Sleeping in albergues would be a challenge when travelling with a small child because of the need to get beds on a first come, first served basis - there are many private accommodation alternatives. However I'd advise booking very early and you may in fact find much accommodation is already booked.
The Coastal route has been mentioned and I think a combination of that and the Senda Litoral which follows the line of the coast may be more viable from a practical walking point of view. The major caveat is the availability of accommodation.
My advice is to research the routes and the possible stages/distances you wish to walk and with a combination of gronze.com and booking.com explore accommodation options.
In saying all of this I've just finished helping a group of friends who wish to walk the central route in Mid September and I found a lot of private accommodation was already fully booked.
Good luck - let us know how you get on please.
John
Or walk 6 km on to Pedra Furada. There i s a bar who rents rooms. I should give him a call for reservation on beforehand. His number is in John Brierleys guide
Bom caminho
15 kms a day means some puzzling
If I were you I should after arriving in Porto go to the albergue Monasteiro do Vairão
Look on internet /facebook
Send Carla the hospitaleiro an email . they have separate rooms
You can get there by metro from Porto center( if you like to stay there too) to Fórum Maia and walk from there to Vairão or go directly from the airport which is not too far.
Your next albergue is at 15kms at São Pedro de Rates where are common rooms
Or walk 6 km on to Pedra Furada. There i s a bar who rents rooms. I should give him a call for reservation on beforehand. His number is in John Brierleys guide
From there is 15 kms to Barcelos where are hotels,hostals, albergues
Next you can walk 13 kms to Tamel where is an albergue but better is to walk 18 kms from Barcelos to casa da Fernanda. They have a common room but also 3 privat rooms I was there hospitaleiro 2 times. Ask Fernanda for a privat room. She speaks english. +351 914 589 521
Next place at 14 kms is Ponte de Lima with hotels,hostals and an albergue
Then you'll get the hard job, climbing the la Bruja mountain 18 kms to Rubiaês. Nothing in between only one bar to drink something
At the end are some hostals and an albergue and one restaurant..
15 kms from there is Valença do Minho with an albergue and several hotels
But there it is going to be busier because from there are the last 100 kms to Santiago.
Lots of Spaniards walk this distance in August so it will be a run on accomodation.
3 kms from Valença is Tui but I am afraid this will be full of pilgrims traveling to there and starting the next day.
Next at 20 kms is o Porriño with an albergue and hotels. Check out on beforehand for a place.
Next is Mos where is an albergue but here again many Spaniards
Then comes Redondela with a big albergue. Not my thing too busy. And some hotels but if you walk three kms on to Cessantes is a refuxio. Refuxio de la Jérezana. Look on facebook and reserve-very popular but hospitaleira Maria has one privat room .
Then You walk to Pontevedra 17 kms where are lots of hotels,hostals and an albergue
Then at 18 kms Caldas de Reis. Try hotel/albergue o Cruzeiro they have double rooms for an albergue price
Padron at 20 kms is the next with an albergue,hotels and hostals
Last but not least 23 kms further on is Santiago
maybe this helps you ou
Bom caminho
It's good to admire the parents' planning and tenacity. But my opinion (as a qualified teacher) may not be popular: we should also ask - what is a small child getting out of being cooped up for hours each day passively staring out at the world going by? Kids need to move a lot and actively play, not be strapped in for hours. You wouldn't put a small child in a buggy in front of the TV in a hot room for 5 hours every day for weeks, and a Camino isn't so different for them. They may be 'ok', but what else could they have been doing or learning?
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