Early mornings are my favourite time of day. With the sun to the east and pilgrims walking westerly, I can’t begin to say how many times I would turn around to appreciate the sunrises…and sunsets are such a peaceful time of day. Please share your...
If you haven’t been to Madrid, I’d fly home from there. After most of my Caminos, I treat myself to both a relaxing high speed train ride and a couple days in Madrid before returning back to the States.
I started today from Sarria. I am telling you…it was much harder than I thought. (61yr young🙋🏻♀️) Made it to Ferreiros. Stopping for the night…my app said we walked 9.93 miles and I feel every one of them. It wasn’t busy at all!!! Met a nice...
Thank you! I just booked 1 night accomodation at Viana do Castelo for tomorrow actually (since its closer to Ponte de Lima).
Which would be a more quiet route? From what I heard the central route has a more “pilgrim vibe” hence my thinking of...
Ponte de Lima would be a good place to start if you want to do the central route to Redondela via Tui. Or, you could start at Viana do Costello, a bit north of where you are now, if you want to do the coastal route via Caminha and Vigo to...
I have 13 days and would love to walk the combination above.. Im wondering If this is possible in 13 days since Id have to be in Lisbon by 22 August.
Im in Vila do Conde now but am thinking of starting from Ponte de Lima on 7 or 8 August. Or if...
Bring an electrolyte -- either a sachet to dump in your water bottle or a can or bottle of Aquarius or Kas. And many of the goodies mentioned above, starting with a banana and an orange. One of my favorites is Baby Bell cheese -- Swiss cheese...
What you end up with will probably depend on what they sell at whatever store you're in.
I brought a small Tupperware container that I filled with other things, but I took the other things out when I had food that I wanted to carry along...
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