Russell Layton
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here's the thread with the luggage transport I saw recentlyGood Morning All, I will be walking Tui to Santaigo with an 83 year old. The route was selected purely on the basis of least hills, so if anyone has a better suggestion please butt in. I believe she will do about 10 miles / 16 km per day, and sleeping in dormitories is not an option. Anything else is fine. Taxi shuffles are fine. We will need luggage transfers. Any suggestions.
Thanks
Russ
and not meant to overwhelm you, but this is a nice free guide to download, written by one of our forum experts
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/the-camino-portugués-–-porto-to-santiago-2017.124/
Smallest Sparrow, thanks for the assistance, I've downloaded the guide, and purchased a couple more. The websites are a mine of information, so will start planning. The toughest stage looks like Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis, 21 km with no private accommodation on the way. May have to get her a little 4 wheeled assistance on that one. I may be underestimating her. She's pretty tough. Cheers, Russ
Looks good but expensive. 130€ + per night It is close by the Mun albergue.Olá, between Pontevedra and Caldas de Reis there is a private accommodation about 10 km after Pontevedra. Have a look:
http://www.oscarballos.es/
Smallest Sparrow, thanks for the assistance, I've downloaded the guide, and purchased a couple more. The websites are a mine of information, so will start planning. The toughest stage looks like Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis, 21 km with no private accommodation on the way. May have to get her a little 4 wheeled assistance on that one. I may be underestimating her. She's pretty tough. Cheers, Russ
Thanks a lot to everybody who has responded. It sounds like a few taxi shuffles are very much in order. Thanks for the email John, all assistance gratefully received.Hola Russ - you have lots of good advice here. You can also consider booking into two or three reasonably priced hotels or hostals and using them as a base with a taxi picking you up at an agreed point, taking you back to your accommodation then back to where you stopped next morning. This can readily be arranged. I'd also recommend Tuitrans - they move luggage forward and when necessary, people. They know the route intimately and are extremely helpful. I've also sent you a Pm.
John
A terrific idea. It's great having a large number of brains happy to be picked on this forum. Need to get the map back out. Australia has a very well known wine area called the Barossa Valley. I like the sound of this place already.For the Pontevedra - Caldas de Reis stage, you might consider booking a room in Caldas de Reis (shipping your bags there) then walking from Pontevedra as far as the beautiful outdoor area of Barosa (pics and more info here) and having a taxi from Caldas fetch you there and return you back the next day. Surely your hotel could give you taxi information or even arrange it for you, you'd just have to call someone when you were ready to be picked up. Also, there's a café right on the 550-N road at the entrance to the park where you can enjoy a breakfast coffee before starting the journey back to Caldas on the camino path (you do walk along the 550-N for a little bit right there).
From Pontevedra - Barosa is 15km (plus another .4 from the camino to the waterfall at Barosa). From Barosa to Caldas de Reis is a mere 6km. You could enjoy an easy, early day, especially since Caldas de Reis is known for its local spas (called "balnearios"). I found it so luxurious to be able to stay in a place for two nights - another perk of shorter stages and utilizing taxis!
Whichever way you choose, enjoy! Buen Camino!!
Keep in mind there will be some very steep decends especially between O Porriño and Redondela and some futher on direction Pontevedra.
Pace poles to be advised I should say
Bom caminho
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Good Morning Albertinho, I only selected this route as it looked easiest on the elevation profiles. Is there a better route?
definitely less hills on the portuguese vs the french way. however, careful with the two hills after redondela and before pontevedra, especially the second one. you may want to plan your stages so as to sleep in arcade and tackle only one hill a day. as for accommodation, there are lots of options as long as you stay in the towns. tuitrans is a reliable option for your luggage, but a quick google search will provide others. fyi. i have stayed at a torre do xudeu in tui and it was wonderful. good luck and Buen CaminoGood Morning All, I will be walking Tui to Santaigo with an 83 year old. The route was selected purely on the basis of least hills, so if anyone has a better suggestion please butt in. I believe she will do about 10 miles / 16 km per day, and sleeping in dormitories is not an option. Anything else is fine. Taxi shuffles are fine. We will need luggage transfers. Any suggestions.
Thanks
Russ
definitely less hills on the portuguese vs the french way. however, careful with the two hills after redondela and before pontevedra, especially the second one. you may want to plan your stages so as to sleep in arcade and tackle only one hill a day. as for accommodation, there are lots of options as long as you stay in the towns. tuitrans is a reliable option for your luggage, but a quick google search will provide others. fyi. i have stayed at a torre do xudeu in tui and it was wonderful. good luck and Buen Camino
definitely less hills on the portuguese vs the french way. however, careful with the two hills after redondela and before pontevedra, especially the second one. you may want to plan your stages so as to sleep in arcade and tackle only one hill a day. as for accommodation, there are lots of options as long as you stay in the towns. tuitrans is a reliable option for your luggage, but a quick google search will provide others. fyi. i have stayed at a torre do xudeu in tui and it was wonderful. good luck and Buen Camino
Awesome. A couple things you may want to considerJeffery, thanks for the advice, and thanks to all who have assisted. Much appreciated. Plan A (a definite work in progress) looks something like this:
Tui – O Porrino 16.1 km, take Orbenelle deviation
O Porrino – Redondela 16.5 km
Redondela – Arcade / Pontesampaio 9.1 km
Arcade / Pontesampaio – Pontevedra 12.5 km, take Senda Fluvial path
Pontevedra Rest Day
Pontevedra – Cascades 15 km, taxi to Caldas des Reis
Cascades – Caldas de Reis 6.1 km, taxi to Cascades
Caldas de Reis - Pontecesures 16.1 km
Pontecesures – Rua de Francos 13.5 km
Rua de Francos – Santiago de Campostela 12.7 km
How does that look? Doable? Cheers Russ
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