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You can easily book your accommodations a day or two ahead using booking.com or other sites, and there is backpack transportation via Tuitrans. That will enable you to tailor the Camino to your specific needs.Hi y'all.
Like many people, I'm thinking of doing the Camino next year - september/october, pretty much. After long consideration, I've settled on the Portugues because of the coastal bits - I like the sea.Plus the bit with the boat in the Espirituel. Sounds fun.
However, I have an extra challenge. I have a congenital myopathy, which means that I was born with underdeveloped muscles. I can walk, but not super far. Climbing too much is out as well (I was thinking of doing the Ingles but decided not to because apparently it's quite a lot of climbing). But now I'm wondering how doable the Portugues is?
My plan was to fly into Porto (I'm coming from the Netherlands, so flying out of Amsterdam), then take a bus (?) to Vigo and start my Camino there. I think I can do about 15 km per day max (I still need to start training), would that be doable? Has anyone with, say, a challenging body done this before? I will have about 3 weeks of time max. I'm hoping to have two or three days in Santiago, do a daytrip to Muxia/Finesterre, then go back to Porto to fly back home. I really do hope to do it next year as I've been noticing my disability is getting worse so I really would like to do it while I can still do it on my own!
And I'm a little worried about accomodation and my backpack. I'm not sure I will be able to carry a pack all the way, and I'm worried about the albergue-race, ending up in the top bunk of a bunk bed, etc. Yes I worry easily.I have been looking into organised walks, for example the walk Caminoways offers: Portuguese Coastal Easy Camino Is anyone familiar with this company? I will be getting in contact with them as well for more information but I thought asking here wouldn't hurt!
Lots of questions, hope someone can answer them.Thanks in advance!
I did the CP from Porto in 2018. I started off on the Senda Litoral by the coast and switched over to the Central on the second day. I found it much less challenging than the Camino Frances, hill-wise, although there was one day on the Central route with a fair bit of climbing (after Ponte de Lima). I understand that the Coastal route is a lot flatter, although I can't speak from experience.Hi y'all.
Like many people, I'm thinking of doing the Camino next year - september/october, pretty much. After long consideration, I've settled on the Portugues because of the coastal bits - I like the sea.Plus the bit with the boat in the Espirituel. Sounds fun.
However, I have an extra challenge. I have a congenital myopathy, which means that I was born with underdeveloped muscles. I can walk, but not super far. Climbing too much is out as well (I was thinking of doing the Ingles but decided not to because apparently it's quite a lot of climbing). But now I'm wondering how doable the Portugues is?
My plan was to fly into Porto (I'm coming from the Netherlands, so flying out of Amsterdam), then take a bus (?) to Vigo and start my Camino there. I think I can do about 15 km per day max (I still need to start training), would that be doable? Has anyone with, say, a challenging body done this before? I will have about 3 weeks of time max. I'm hoping to have two or three days in Santiago, do a daytrip to Muxia/Finesterre, then go back to Porto to fly back home. I really do hope to do it next year as I've been noticing my disability is getting worse so I really would like to do it while I can still do it on my own!
And I'm a little worried about accomodation and my backpack. I'm not sure I will be able to carry a pack all the way, and I'm worried about the albergue-race, ending up in the top bunk of a bunk bed, etc. Yes I worry easily.I have been looking into organised walks, for example the walk Caminoways offers: Portuguese Coastal Easy Camino Is anyone familiar with this company? I will be getting in contact with them as well for more information but I thought asking here wouldn't hurt!
Lots of questions, hope someone can answer them.Thanks in advance!
Hi Linda. The three sights in Padrón associated with the St. James story are: the Santiago de Padrón church, which houses the pedron stone; the Santiaguino do Monte shrine; and the St. Mary’s church, built on the site of the old Roman port of Iria Flavia. Both churches are actually on the Camino path, so you can easily duck into each one for a look. The shrine, however, requires climbing up a very steep hill, so you probably wouldn't have time or energy for that -- unless you take a taxi or Uber up. It all depends on what time you get into Padrón and how far you have to walk afterward to your lodging for the evening. You'll also need to set aside some time for lunch. And don't forget you have about two kilometers from Pontecesures, where the boat from Vilanova de Arousa docks, and Padrón, although that walk is absolutely flat.I just have the one day in Padron, but it's the one when I take the boat so hopefully I will arrive early and have an afternoon left to see the sights.
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