Sept 19, 2022, Porto

[ficklefancyfree]

First Camino and first solo trip

 

[Kanga]

First Camino and first solo trip

Welcome to the forum and Buen Camino!

If you would like to be added to the list of forum members starting their Camino from Porto on 19 September, then you can post in this thread. Then you can see who else is starting about the same time.

 

[ficklefancyfree]

I thought that was what I was doing! OK, let me try that again

 

[woody66]

First Camino and first solo trip

HI!
I walked the Coastal, part of the Senda and Variant Espiritual (the spiritual way was wonderful)

You haven't said which route your doing ; but i really do recommend staying and exploring Porto for a couple of days loved this city more than any other on my walk fantastic atmosphere and people. (will defo go there again even if not on Camino so chilled) Started walking 20th Sept last year glorious weather bar one day in twenty-seven the weather in 12th Oct Santiago was 27C i hope it does the same for you!
Have a wonderful walk meet great people; you will love it!
Buen Camino
Woody

 

[ficklefancyfree]

HI!
I walked the Coastal, part of the Senda and Variant Espiritual (the spiritual way was wonderful)

You haven't said which route your doing ; but i really do recommend staying and exploring Porto for a couple of days loved this city more than any other on my walk fantastic atmosphere and people. (will defo go there again even if not on Camino so chilled) Started walking 20th Sept last year glorious weather bar one day in twenty-seven the weather in 12th Oct Santiago was 27C i hope it does the same for you!
Have a wonderful walk meet great people; you will love it!
Buen Camino
Woody

Hi Woody,
My plan, if planning works for someone who doesn’t really know what is possible or not (personally I mean as I’m not a hiker in any sense of the word!) is to do the Senda Litoral, stay on the coastal up to Caminhas. From there join the Central at Tui and carry on the Central until Santiago.
Cicerone guide plots that as 10 stages, so 10 days.
I know, I know, you walk your pace and don’t get sucked into competing with a guide book.
I get into Porto late Saturday evening so I have booked 2 nights already. One to allow me to realise the amazing journey I am about to embark on and the other to see Porto.
So if all goes well, I start on the 19th.
I also have accommodation booked in Santiago on the 29th and 30th. My husband is flying out to meet me at the end.
My hope: I get there on the 29th or before, if before I just need to find somewhere to stay. I’ll be honest, if I make it before the 29th, it will only be by a day! Or I get there on the 30th.
In any case I need to fly back late on the first, would love to have had a shower before!
Oh dear, now I have a sketch in my head of getting into Santiago and having to go straight to the airport.
Haha, have a great weekend, Fi