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Hello fellow Peregrinos, Peregrinas,
I know it's quite a strange choice of a day/date, but I plan to start my Camino in Lisbon on that Thursday, or Friday, anyone being on the road at end of May, starting in Lisbon?....... I would love to hear some of your experience about the proper shoes at this time of the year to wear.
Oops, my thinking was a month off. I'll be finishing up in Santiago about the time you start! Good luck.My plane arrives in Lisbon April 30 ....
Oops, my thinking was a month off. I'll be finishing up in Santiago about the time you start! Good luck.
Magwood,Make sure you have good insoles - the cobbles are very punishing.
I wore mid boots - but luckily don't suffer with particularly sweaty feet. Although the tracks are not particularly challenging (other than the cobbles) they can be deeply rutted due to bikes and tractors driving through muddy trails and which dry into hard and deep ruts.
I blogged from Lisbon each day last year. Feel free to take a look at my blog - link below.
Bom caminho!
my first camino was wearing my tried & tested ankle high buck skin tramping boots
they are FAB!
...but they were hot & heavy & boy was it a nice moment when at the end of each day my trail weary tootsies were set free OMG
my second camino was wearing patagonia leather/gortex tramping shoes
they are even FAB-er!!
...light weight & breathable, vibram soles, rubber toe protection & what's more...
on my third camino, see notes on my second. i've found my brand.
but they're your feet.
look around, go to a good outdoor shop & find the shoe boffin there, ask all your questions & ask them what questions you have forgotten to ask - if they're worth their salt, they wont mind filling in the blanks.
you're gonna be spending a lot of time on those feet of yours & the shoes you pick are an investment that will make a big difference.
shop around, compare compare compare, then go back to the nicest place & spend your $$$.
the only thing i'd add is that once yours, you should wear them. let your feet get accustomed to being in them, walk everyday, 5ks then 10, 10k's then 15, daily then twice daily...whatever, just make sure you break them in - i mean your shoes AND your feet.
trust me, a week in to your camino you'll be grateful you had..
buen camino
(btw - unrelated - once you hit oporto, consider the coastal option - it rocks! & it's as simple as following the river out to the coast & following the yellow arrows til you hit the border)
Hello Happy Trails,Hi, I walked the Portuguese way in September /October (Porto to Santiago).
1. Be sure to follow coastal route starting in Porto then pick up regular route. Not to be missed!
2. Spend the night at Casa Fernanda. Not to be missed either!
3. Portugal has paved everything in cobble stone except the Via Romana which is worse than cobble, Get used to it. Get over it☺
4.I walked it wearing Adidas TerraX low cuts and wigwam socks. Sore feet, yes, your walking on cobble stones. No bisters, none. I've got over 400 miles on them soaking wet and dry, no blisters.
Happy Trails
Hello happy trails, thanks for your words... All in all we should just have much more time to walkI rode the bus back to Lisbon. The countryside between Lisbon and Porto was gorgeous. Made me wish I had walked it to Porto but time did not alow it. Enjoy your camino. Bom Caminho.
Happy Trails
Hey Musgo,Hi guys!
If you plan on spending a day or two in Lisbon and want some tips or even someone local to go for a walk with, let me know. If I am around (and not at work) I will be happy to meet you.
Hey Pablo,
Thanks a lot for sharing your choices and decisions on the shoe options. And your advice.
I did make up my mind after having checked out some options in an outdoor shop.
So I have my dearest baby, a pair of Merrel light hiking shoes.
Well, now I only have to break them in
About the coastal road... Unfortunately I only have 13 days so i cannot do the whole distance at once. I was really tempted by the coastal road from Porto to Santiago, but as I already went to Santiago from Leon once. I opted now for the path between Lisbon and Porto instead. But I need to admit, I still feel the temptation to change my mind, as walking along the coast must be a special experience... Maybe I just have to go back again still this year
Thank again for all the advice,
Buen camino
HHello fellow Peregrinos, Peregrinas,
I know it's quite a strange choice of a day/date, but I plan to start my Camino in Lisbon on that Thursday, or Friday, anyone being on the road at end of May, starting in Lisbon?
My goal is to to walk till Porto till the 9th June, making use of the great guide PDF of Laurie (thanks for it, Laurie!).
I would love to hear some of your experience about the proper shoes at this time of the year to wear. As I understand, for the ankles the 'high' walking boots are the best, and especially if one carries a backpack, this is more advisable. However, my feet tend to get swollen easily and I am just afraid that such high boots are also more rigid and will cause more blisters and of course sweating is also more of an issue in these ones compared to the 'shorter' walking shoes (so the ones not covering up your ankles).
Any thoughts on this?
Otherwise I can't wait to be on the way, I have read so many motivating posts here...
Keep walking, keep posting.
Anna
Hi Anna!Hello fellow Peregrinos, Peregrinas,
I know it's quite a strange choice of a day/date, but I plan to start my Camino in Lisbon on that Thursday, or Friday, anyone being on the road at end of May, starting in Lisbon?
My goal is to to walk till Porto till the 9th June, making use of the great guide PDF of Laurie (thanks for it, Laurie!).
I would love to hear some of your experience about the proper shoes at this time of the year to wear. As I understand, for the ankles the 'high' walking boots are the best, and especially if one carries a backpack, this is more advisable. However, my feet tend to get swollen easily and I am just afraid that such high boots are also more rigid and will cause more blisters and of course sweating is also more of an issue in these ones compared to the 'shorter' walking shoes (so the ones not covering up your ankles).
Any thoughts on this?
Otherwise I can't wait to be on the way, I have read so many motivating posts here...
Keep walking, keep posting.
Anna
Hi nabann!
Sorry for the late reply but only today I logged back in.
I will be leaving Lisbon some time between May 22nd and June 1st.
If I am here on the 27th/28th I will let you know and it will be a pleasure to go for a walk with you/your group.
I will not be working then so if I am in Lisbon I will make sure to leave the 28th free
H
Hi Anna!
Did you already bought your new shoes? did they adivise you to buy them at least half a size bigger? I hope so
Well, hi, i am maurice, i am going to walk the camino portugues too, iff i may, and i arive the 26th in Lisabon and start the 27th, iff i may.
So i will be a few days ahead of you, i will follow the guide of John Brierley.
Maybe we'll meet, i wish you a very beautiful caminho in all its means for you.
Bom caminho!
maurice
hey Musgo, no problem at all, I also just see your message now, as I could not log in for a while. So just send a message if you are around and have timeHi nabann!
Sorry for the late reply but only today I logged back in.
I will be leaving Lisbon some time between May 22nd and June 1st.
If I am here on the 27th/28th I will let you know and it will be a pleasure to go for a walk with you/your group.
I will not be working then so if I am in Lisbon I will make sure to leave the 28th free
Hey Maurice,H
Hi Anna!
Did you already bought your new shoes? did they adivise you to buy them at least half a size bigger? I hope so
Well, hi, i am maurice, i am going to walk the camino portugues too, iff i may, and i arive the 26th in Lisabon and start the 27th, iff i may.
So i will be a few days ahead of you, i will follow the guide of John Brierley.
Maybe we'll meet, i wish you a very beautiful caminho in all its means for you.
Bom caminho!
maurice
Thank you Laurie for the info, I will check it out and when using it I'll keep you posted with updates.Hi, Maurice, Welcome to the forum. I just thought I'd point out that a bunch of us put together what I immodestly think I a pretty good guide for the Lisbon-Porto stretch.
https://caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/lisbon-to-porto-2015-version.298/
It is a good complement to the Brierley guide, I think, and was heavily updated by pilgrims walking last year. So if you use it, send comments my way, because I'd like to keep it up to date, at least for a few more years. And then I don't think it will be much needed anymore. Bom caminho, Laurie
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