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I completed back to back Caminos last week. C Ingles and Camino Vigo to SDC. Carried my pack on the Ingles but did a backpack transfer on the Vigo route. I hired Luis Mochilas from Redondela all the way to SDC. Found their envelope in an...
Has anyone used Luis Mochilas transfer service before? I'm considering ising it from Redondela onwards. Would like to ask about your experience with it. Thanks
Take the metroline A to Matosinhos, stop Mercado and start your coastal caminho by walking over the Leixões harbour , turn to the left and after 500 meters there is the ocean and keep it at your left all the way to Vigo and change to the Central...
Yes it will. If you are at São Bento , you are 200 meters away from the Sé Cathedral where your caminho starts.
Walk down the stairs to the river Douro and walk, the Douro at your left along the river , a beautiful walk .At the end of the Douro...
A nice alternative is taking the antique tram. It starts between São Bento railwaystation and ends a few yards from Fosse do Douro, the place where the river Douro ends up in the ocean. From there follow the ocean at your left to Matosinhos. As I...
Looking for Metro advice on skipping the Porto urban area and heading straight into the littoral beach way. Someone mentioned going straight to Matosinhos or the one before it. What Metro lines to take and where to get off? Thanks
I have been...
I walked Ingles in October and it rained every day, but only the first day was a hard rain, the rest was on and off all day. I wore Altra Lone Peak waterproof and they were fine which honestly surprised me.
Bring a poncho!
Buen Camino!
Thanks for the advices. Too late to buy a gortex shoes and break them in. Thinking about walking in trail sandals during heavy downpour, vice my non-waterproof shoes. These Hokas sure do act like sponge whenever I walked and get caught by a...
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