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Just another point of clarification: we do not need to finish and obtain compostela...I would think and of the last 100s like starting in Tui or Vigo or perhaps the Ingles?
Ah. I agree then with the post above!Just another point of clarification: we do not need to finish and obtain compostela...
Also, are those towns on the coast? Want to search as unfamiliar with geography presently. Thanks!
Compostela not important than without a doubt stick to Portugal.The point is: the generosity of Portuguese culture, the oranges that grow (and land on the street) like apples in the BC interior... the great food... the amazing small villages with a patina of rust and moss...
I thought that you were doing the VdlP in October. Is that the plan that changed?I too was going to walk this year with my college buddies to celebrate 50 years together. Damn COVID spoiled it until next year. I will meet them
In Porto. I am starting in Faro.
Can’t wait. I have walked before from Lisbon and did the interior route. We will do the coastal.
I am doing VDLP this October. I am walking with the boys in 2022. Originally it was reversed. I was going to start in Faro and meet my college buddies in Porto thus year and do the VDLP in 2022. But Covid, one of my friends getting cancer and another's wife also getting cancer put a big wrench in the big master plan. But thankfully Bill is doing great and Melinda is also doing better and better. The future looks bright for both and so does the walk of a lifetime!!!! I can't wait. I am working them over to start before Porto and maybe by the time we walk I will have them in Fatima or Tomar. Then up to Porto. Then up the coast to the Spiritual Variant then off to Santiago. I really look forward to navigating things from Faro up to Lisbon. Can't wait for my October VDLP as well.I thought that you were doing the VdlP in October. Is that the plan that changed?
I don't know yet. Maybe the Portugués from Lisbon in September? Or if I wait until next year the VdlP in the Spring.I always have you my Oregon pal who stays on top of my Camino life!
What is your next camino?
If you love water views, you should definitely consider the Portuguese coastal route from Porto. I would end in Vigo, Spain, since that's a good place to take a bus or train on to wherever you need to go in Spain or Portugal (you can take an actual Portuguese train from Vigo right back to Porto). My wife and I did this stretch back in 2018; you can see her blog here: https://twoclinestraveling.wordpress.comWe both love water and so the coastal route is more appealing although the historical component is also enticing.
QUESTION: If we only have one week together - in October - what is best route to research?
All opinions welcomed.
There are a few factors that go into the "best route", chief among which is: how important is it that you end up in Santiago and your friend receives a Compostela? If that is important, even on the "Camino Portugues" there won't be that much experience of Portugal as the last week or so of that Camino is in Spain, walking north from the Portuguese border. Another thing to consider is how far you want to walk each day. If your friend hasn't done much in the way of long-distance walks and hasn't done a lot of training, you might want to look at a more leisurely pace for your week.My friend and I are celebrating a 50 year friendship this year!
My friend wants to meet me either in Spain or Portugal. I am departing Canada next month and hope to walk (my first camino) del Norte in September as summer heat not my thing. I have as long as I need so no hurry at all.
My friend wants to join me and walk a week and has a leaning towards Portugal. We both love water and so the coastal route is more appealing although the historical component is also enticing.
QUESTION: If we only have one week together - in October - what is best route to research?
All opinions welcomed.
PS: friend open to Spain too but if I've been on the del norte already then it might be good to dip my tired toes into Portugal?
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