Lisbon-SJPP-Santiago-Lisbon

Hello,

This is my first post in this forum. As a forward, I would like to thank all the information you keep in this forum, it's been invaluable for me. But I have one question left

I live in Lisbon and I intend to do the Camino Frances in April, by Easter.

This is going to be my second camino ON FOOT, last year I did the Portuguese and I enjoyed it very much. I met a lot of friendly people and I got very curious about the French.

So right now "in Portugal" we have this crisis...and I am not doing anything, so I though, why not do the camino Frances?...problem is, I'm currently unemployed and have no money. So I would have to walk to SJPP and there to Santiago and then come back to Lisbon. Questions:

a) Is this safe from a physical POV? I can keep a 30 km routine but in the end it's 2500km...I am experienced with tendinitis...and since I have no schedule to return, I can rest for a couple of days...

b) How can I get food and shelter? For shelter I am thinking of firefighters, for food, options I have seen mentioned, here and in other places include: ask for charity, volunteer to work, work as hospitalero (but you need a course to do that)... anything else, any suggestion?

Thank you for your help,

Buen Camino!

Hi Stephen and Pieces,

I will carry some money and a ATM card, in case things go wrong... I understand people have bills to pay... What I would like to do is to work for food and shelter, maybe for 2-3 hours a day... How can I explain this to people, maybe if I create a logo and print it on a T-shirt? Are there some rules about advertising in the Camino?

The Portuguese side is very beautifull but a different experience since it is almost empty...I am going to think about this, another advantage is *it is only 1100km*...

Thank you for feedback!