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    Recovering, step by step

    So sorry to hear that you had to recover - but glad to hear you are. Thanks for sharing - it serves as a useful reminder to those of us who still think we are invincible ( or 35 yrs old!) Having had a hip replacement I know what it’s like to be immobile for a few months! If you are like me...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 20 to O Milladoiro Walking in a sea of pilgrims was the start of my day - my guess 90% are walking all the way through to Santiago today. My turtle pace means 18km is great for me - as I started walking from Padron at 8:15 and arrived in the Albergue at 3:30. My ankle is speaking to me...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 19 boat to Pontecesures and short walk to Padron Attached as one of the photos is the bird I saw yesterday— and a name correction it’s called a Hoopoe! Today the boat trip was packed with pilgrims. I could not believe there were so many in the city! The journey in the drizzling rain was...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 18 walk to Vilanova de Arousa If todays walk was a movie the trailer would show idealic river walk, dew covered vines, pilgrim contemplating life, aggressive dog blocking the path, local hero helping pilgrim continue their journey with a safe arrival to the harbour town. With over 1000...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    ❤️🙏 Thank you for sharing it’s hard sometimes not going with the flow as so many went right. I also find myself speeding up when walking around younger pilgrims!
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    I know - they are beautiful and elegant but can blend in a bit, so far I only went off path twice and both times locals directed me back!
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    Breaking Up the Walk from Porto to Vila do Conde

    Hi - I would recommend walking out of Porto via the river route it was beautiful. I have posted in the live on the camino with some photos to give you an idea. I found the Brierleys maps and wise pilgrim app helped me so I could move between the senda literal, the coastal routes. One thing I...
  8. J

    Starting from Matosinhos on Wednesday!

    Have a wonderful time! Having walked the Francés last year and currently on the camino portuges - I have found that each has its own rhythm, difference and beauty. I look forward to hearing your observations!
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day16/17 to Armenteira and Os Casantos Continuing on the Spiritual variant - walking up up up and having beautiful views of the estuary with the dark clouds as contrast! Enjoying the short downpour huddled in a bus shelter and starting off again when it’s just drizzle - thank you atlas poncho...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Hi Peterexpatkiwi - many are but they are small - and you need to read them to make sure you know what direction the arrow points. Sometimes they are not at a juncture but partway down the route. For example glancing at this one you would think you go straight but you do not! You go to the right.
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 15 of walking! Began the Spiritual variant today! Walking to Combarro a short day, so I could explore. Sometimes the camino provides, as my short day helped me avoid most of the rain showers today! There were many pilgrims leaving Pontevedra this morning - as I followed I almost missed...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 14 to Pontevedra Summary another wonderful varied walking day. A few climbs, lovely town, a peaceful chapel and wonderful river walk and we are here! The walking poles got a good workout today as this day included walking up and down some steep paved sections, up what was today a stream...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 13 walking to Cesantes ( just past Redondela) Followed the Brierley recomended way out of Vigo - up, up, up doing a bit of window shopping, seeing the locals going to the fresh fish markets early in the morning. Then walking on the sqwiggly line roads ( see photo) and up thru the forest...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Thank you grdemedeiro for your response and idea! I will explore what might be around but at present I am not aware of longer trails that have that type of infrastructure near where I live. But maybe there is something like friends of the National Park or some organization that supports people...
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    LIVE from the Camino Jensjaunt on the Portuguese Coastal

    Day 12 walking to Vigo Brierley lists 5 ways to walk into Vigo - we choose route 5 along the coast and level. Some markings but easy to navigate when you know to keep the ocean to your left! Coming into Cities means seeing more people. Many locals out enjoying the warm weather. Vigo is a...
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