Day 4- Pedra Furada- Vila Boa (and exploring Barcelos) 14.3km (12.5 without the wandering.)
Today was almost a rest day, which was ok, because my pack was bothering my back a bit. We set out a little later than we had been, about 6:45. Walked...
Day 13 (Lucky 13!)
Pontevedra - Combarro, a welcome short walk of 11 KM
11:00 - 14:40
Highest temp while walking: 69° F
Pilgrims counted: at least 3 dozen leaving Pontevedra between 7 and 8 AM. Only one on the Variante Espiritual at the same...
Great thread, @grdmedeiros. I think it’s fine the way you have it. So many people weave back and forth between Coastal and Central and Littoral and will easily find your thread.
@David Tallan’s method is what I would recommend if you were...
Both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers have automatic translation tools built in which do an excellent job in giving a reasonable English version from text in Spanish or Galego. Not always perfect but usually clear enough. No need to...
Day 17: Araules - st-Julien-Chapteuil 19km (or c. 21km with a needless walk to a closed supermarket)
Today was a day of 'sucs', former volcanoes now conical hills covered in woods (mostly). There were fine panoramas, what looked like round...
Might it be similar to the experience of non-catholics?
In my case (lapsed Church of England, and even for the non-lapsed belief in God is optional) it was strange.
My first Camino some time ago started as a walking holiday but became...
RE: Obtaining cash.
If you have a currency exchange you can visit, that works too.
My (Australian) bank would only supply about 4 major currencies. No good for Egyptian Pounds, etc. Just as well I had what I needed, because the ATM in the fancy...
It you have one of the top tier T-Mobile plans you will have 5GB of high speed international data included. After you use that you will still have free data, but at slower speeds. Unlimited texting to/from the US is free, but not to other...
Greetings, fellow pilgrims!
Here’s an update for my plans to do the Camino Francés from SJPDP, with a few points I haven’t quite resolved yet. Some of them are on the “dumb question” category, so please bear with me…
Here’s what I have so far: I...
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