Well said.
We can also say that the coastal route is not always along the coast, it is just the route (of the three from Porto) that is closest to the coast.
When I write about the coastal route in the guide, I make the assumption that if a...
The littoral is not a completely separate route, or even a continuous route on its own. It's a series of not-always-continuous stage diversions off the Coastal that meet back up with the Coastal at the end of those stages. Coming in and out of...
Tihana
Book ahead. I use booking.com. I have stayed in hostels, hotel and private accommodation. If you can't organise every night you'll be comfortable and can dry out when you get something.
Hello Tihana. I walked Camino da Costa in April 2019. It was bt far the wettest of my 6 Caminos to date. On the good days it is beautiful walk but on the days that the storms roll in off the Atlantic there is torrential rain. I walked from Porto...
I did get to the end and although I follow what you have said, I think that you have missed one major point. In case B, you said that 'Unclaimed beds will remain at end of day. Rationally-managed lodging places will release them to non-reservers...
Either way, it is a commitment on your part to be there and a commitment on their part to provide a bed (or not - I've given a heads up to the hospi on a remote Camino only to be told that the albergue would not be available that day). At least...
Hence the fight @Rebekah Scott mentioned. I for one am very grateful to her and others pushing back against complete commercialization.
Most of us have booked at one time or another, as need requires. That's a bit different than giving a heads...
I do that, too, reserve a day or two ahead in some cases, not in others. But the concern is that if there are no places that don't accept reservations, that might push it towards all one way.
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