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[SAGALOUTS SON]

Hi friends, old and new.

It is a year since our first Camino walking partly in memory of my dad Sagalout.

This year, we are going to walk from Porto and have given ourselves plenty of time (I hope) to get to Santiago. 15 days walking time.

Lessons from last time include, better footwear (I know everyone says that) and better back packs! I also found that teenage boys don't really enjoy Santiago and much prefer the villages and scenery. They particularly liked places with pools...hence the coastal route is calling.

Any good advice for this route is very much appreciated. I also think we will have a few days spare so looking for at least 1 rest day with teenage boys......would love some ideas here.

If we make good time, we will go to the end of the earth to see where we scattered my dad's ashes.

We head off on July 13th and have, against my sons' wishes, booked the first 2 nights. They loved the idea of deciding each day where they might end up. Last year we were on a much worn path and only had one night where we had any anxiety about where we were sleeping.

Looking forward to all your advice.

kind regards

Andy Sagalout's son

 

[peregrina2000]

@SAGALOUTS SON, your posts always bring up so many thoughts about your dad. So good to hear from you, and a heartfelt Buen Camino to you and your boys.

For those forum members who joined recently, here is some of the backstory. @Sagalouts was a beloved, crusty, no-holds-barred forum member who died while walking the Francés. Many memories are shared on this thread from 2015. Post 121 of that thread has a link to a video made by another pilgrim the night before he died. Sagalouts appears at about minute 52, I think.

Sagalout’s son walked with his boys in memory of his dad in 2023 and kept in touch on this live thread.

I think these threads are a good example of how the forum is so much more than a place to get advice about boots, walking sticks, and pack transfer. Looking forward to following along again, but I don’t think you need any advice!

 

[lt56ny]

Hi friends, old and new.

It is a year since our first Camino walking partly in memory of my dad Sagalout.

This year, we are going to walk from Porto and have given ourselves plenty of time (I hope) to get to Santiago. 15 days walking time.

Lessons from last time include, better footwear (I know everyone says that) and better back packs! I also found that teenage boys don't really enjoy Santiago and much prefer the villages and scenery. They particularly liked places with pools...hence the coastal route is calling.

Any good advice for this route is very much appreciated. I also think we will have a few days spare so looking for at least 1 rest day with teenage boys......would love some ideas here.

If we make good time, we will go to the end of the earth to see where we scattered my dad's ashes.

We head off on July 13th and have, against my sons' wishes, booked the first 2 nights. They loved the idea of deciding each day where they might end up. Last year we were on a much worn path and only had one night where we had any anxiety about where we were sleeping.

Looking forward to all your advice.

kind regards

Andy Sagalout's son

I have not done it yet but I can't wait to, hopefully this November, but if your boys love scenery and small villages, walk the Spiritual Variant that starts right after you walk through Pontevedra. I have heard from so many that this is one of the most beautiful parts of any camino. Your boys are lucky to have you as their dad! Your dad must have been some wonderful man. He showed you what it means to be a good dad and now you are showing your sons! Buen Camino

 

[lovingkindness]

Buen Camino!

 

[LTfit]

No suggestions to offer but I did want to post that I so remember your dad's contributions to this Forum.

May you go well and be safe.

Ultreia!

 

[Elle Bieling]

Unfortunately, I have no memory of your father, but he sounds like a wonderful man! My only advice, is to stick to the water, if you love it! You will have plenty of time to walk extra on the Senda Litoral. There are so many glorious beaches and Baiona is my favorite, with a castle, a lovely old town with old churches, etc. If you just want to hang on the beach, Vila Praia de Âncora is a wonderful place too. Joy to you all on your memory walk!

 

[Kirkie]

Hi friends, old and new.

It is a year since our first Camino walking partly in memory of my dad Sagalout.

This year, we are going to walk from Porto and have given ourselves plenty of time (I hope) to get to Santiago. 15 days walking time.

Lessons from last time include, better footwear (I know everyone says that) and better back packs! I also found that teenage boys don't really enjoy Santiago and much prefer the villages and scenery. They particularly liked places with pools...hence the coastal route is calling.

Any good advice for this route is very much appreciated. I also think we will have a few days spare so looking for at least 1 rest day with teenage boys......would love some ideas here.

If we make good time, we will go to the end of the earth to see where we scattered my dad's ashes.

We head off on July 13th and have, against my sons' wishes, booked the first 2 nights. They loved the idea of deciding each day where they might end up. Last year we were on a much worn path and only had one night where we had any anxiety about where we were sleeping.

Looking forward to all your advice.

kind regards

Andy Sagalout's son

No advice. Just delight to see you are going again with your boys.
Well, maybe one tiny thing to say: do your best to get to the ends of the earth. And if you don't?
I look forward to your reports, and maybe the boys can chip in...

 

[Wooz]

What a blessing to take your sons in your father’s footsteps!
We just finished the Coastal, mainly Littoral, and loved it. We did short days to start because we had plenty of time.

Stop at the beaches and explore the tide pools around the rocks. Just beware of the tides and currents. Some days were pretty calm and others were pretty rough.

Refugio do Mar in Vila Cha was right on the beach with a rooftop area.

Sea to Soul in Esposende was popular among the kite surfers. Had a little pool but good vibe and good kitchen.

Hotel Glasgow in Viladesusa was a splurge because we met a group of friends there for a fun evening. Their pool and outside area were lovely.

Ditto the suggestion for the Spiritual Variant especially if they’d like a boat ride (use Amare for the faster boat). The Route of Stone and Water is indescribable.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Some great places there for us to look out for. Much appreciated!

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

My

No advice. Just delight to see you are going again with your boys.
Well, maybe one tiny thing to say: do your best to get to the ends of the earth. And if you don't?
I look forward to your reports, and maybe the boys can chip in...

My eldest son did try to take the name Sagalout's Son's son but just a bit too long.

 

[Damico Walking]

Hi friends, old and new.

It is a year since our first Camino walking partly in memory of my dad Sagalout.

This year, we are going to walk from Porto and have given ourselves plenty of time (I hope) to get to Santiago. 15 days walking time.

Lessons from last time include, better footwear (I know everyone says that) and better back packs! I also found that teenage boys don't really enjoy Santiago and much prefer the villages and scenery. They particularly liked places with pools...hence the coastal route is calling.

Any good advice for this route is very much appreciated. I also think we will have a few days spare so looking for at least 1 rest day with teenage boys......would love some ideas here.

If we make good time, we will go to the end of the earth to see where we scattered my dad's ashes.

We head off on July 13th and have, against my sons' wishes, booked the first 2 nights. They loved the idea of deciding each day where they might end up. Last year we were on a much worn path and only had one night where we had any anxiety about where we were sleeping.

Looking forward to all your advice.

kind regards

Andy Sagalout's son

We walked Porto to Santiago in late April to early May 2022. It took us 15 days. We walked primarily the coastal route but went north at Caminha to Valenca then crossed the bridge into Tui. It was a fantastic route with friendly people, great scenery, fantastic food and good weather. It was getting hot toward the end but we tend to walk starting a little later and walking slower. I prefer to think we stop to smell the roses, but we are just slow. We booked rooms 2 days in advance so if we decided to stay for a rest day, which we did, it only took an hour or so to rebook one place and then set up the second.

Only advice it take KT Tape. Great for aches and pains as well as blister prevention. You can see our route at strolling.damicoweb.com in the "news of the day" section select trip dropdown pick Porto to Santiago if you are interested.

Hope you have a great time.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

We walked Porto to Santiago in late April to early May 2022. It took us 15 days. We walked primarily the coastal route but went north at Caminha to Valenca then crossed the bridge into Tui. It was a fantastic route with friendly people, great scenery, fantastic food and good weather. It was getting hot toward the end but we tend to walk starting a little later and walking slower. I prefer to think we stop to smell the roses, but we are just slow. We booked rooms 2 days in advance so if we decided to stay for a rest day, which we did, it only took an hour or so to rebook one place and then set up the second.

Only advice it take KT Tape. Great for aches and pains as well as blister prevention. You can see our route at strolling.damicoweb.com in the "news of the day" section select trip dropdown pick Porto to Santiago if you are interested.

Hope you have a great time.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[alexwalker]

My

My eldest son did try to take the name Sagalout's Son's son but just a bit too long.

Hopefully it can be of some comfort to you and family that your father had many "electronic" friends in here who still remember him and appreciate the memory of him in this community of likeminded people..

Buen Camino!

 

[Kiwi-family]

My

My eldest son did try to take the name Sagalout's Son's son but just a bit too long.

I, too, am one fortunate to remember your dad’s posts. What a character!
Maybe your son could be SSS for short??

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I still have Sagalout's memorial stone, it is yet to be placed at the Pilgrim Memorial Grove. Time to get on the stick!

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

I, too, am one fortunate to remember your dad’s posts. What a character!
Maybe your son could be SSS for short??

I like the SSS, I'll suggest it!

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

So we are here. Arrived in Porto around lunchtime and knocked out 20km to get to our first night North of Matosinhos. Few photos from along the way. Note to self...suncream should not stay in the bag. A little red after walking in the sun. 50 Euros for a hat! just couldn't bring myself to pay that much. Job for tomorrow.

 

[peregrina2000]

Bom caminho to the three of you! And get yourself a hat!

And I’ve added a prefix to your title, since you are now officially “live from the Camino!”

 

[VNwalking]

50 Euros for a hat!

Seriously? Highway robbery!! I got a perfectly good one on the Francés for less than 10€. I hope you find a cheaper one - hats are essential, unless you like the red lobster look.

Looks like wonderful weather - Buen camino, you two!

 

[Kirkie]

So we are here. Arrived in Porto around lunchtime and knocked out 20km to get to our first night North of Matosinhos. Few photos from along the way. Note to self...suncream should not stay in the bag. A little red after walking in the sun. 50 Euros for a hat! just couldn't bring myself to pay that much. Job for tomorrow.

I lost my perfectly good CF hat there, just after crossing the bridge, as I had not noticed the fraying cords! It was so very windy. If you could have found it!
Anyway, loving your reports, and although I did not have the privilege of 'meeting' your dad, I am delighted to be able to follow you and your so fortunate sons as you make your way in his footsteps, towards the (supposed) tomb of Santiago!
I loved the camino from Porto. I would do it again if I had the chance.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Gven to us for free! They get one of our badges!

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Sorry forr the delay, England played on Sunday and got in the way of posting. We did a good stretch on Sunday ending at Agucadoura. Nice, clean, cheerful and fairly cheap 15Euros. We had to do a longer walk due to a shorter first day. Free hats, lots of beaches but the football ruined my mood. Jim seems to prefer the mountains for the views. Both boys feel like the stage next to the coast seemed further...somthing about always seeing where you go.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Several updates in one go. Little slow going today. The Coastal route hit us hard on daybone with sunburn so we looked for a place with a pool. Not a great distance covered but found a house with a pool. We were the only ones there so the boys got to enjoy themselves. I have noticed that this route has its fair share of bridges all that bring a little anxiety. Day 1 had a bridge you could see through, day 2 had a bridge that opened to let big ships through and day 3 came with a bridge under repair so you had to walk on the scaffolding.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Day 4 was a long one, over 30km to get to a wonderful Albergue called Casa Do Sardao. Has horses, dogs, sheep and cats. A small pool but very well equipped kitchens and lounges.
The walk had another bit of bridge anxiety....at least for me. Viano Do Castelo had yo be 1km long, very high, next to traffic with a strong side wind!
Jim much preferred the views today as we were mostly inland. Also a bit of walking through a river valley that was remenicent of Dovedale in Derbyshire. Sunburn is still there and the first few blisters for Jim.
One final thing. We see the adverts for Albergues along the way and today's tempter was Casa Do Adro. We checked the price as we liked the heated pool etc. 160 for 3 put us off. I mention it because each of their signs had a distance to go and we knew it was near our preferred Albergue. First sign said 27, then 27 again, then 21, the 24, then 19, then 23, then 12. Did seem to be ok for the last few kms but I do like a countdown that goes down for my weary feet!

 

[VNwalking]

Now that you're inland, may the sun be less intense. And maybe fewer weird bridges.
Buen camino - enjoying reading your account!

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Day 5 and 6 have been slower days. We have had to take.it easy due to Jim's blisters. We will look at new footwear in Baiona. Each day has been around 15km.
The Albergues are getting more expensive 16 and then 18.
We enjoyed the taxi boat to Spain with the life jackets just for show. No time to check them or notice the damage to most.
I still look like I am wearing red leggings due to the sun on day 1. I keep applying the aftersun and the pain has mostly gone. You can tell I am English from a distance!
The restaurant options are also expensive on this route....having said that, the pizza in Caminha was worth every penny....wow. No photo as we were in the moment enjoying it. We are seeing a lot more pilgrims the last few days. And now that we are in Spain, the distance markers are back....I love a countdown 144km to go!

 

[roisin431]

Hi friends, old and new.

It is a year since our first Camino walking partly in memory of my dad Sagalout.

This year, we are going to walk from Porto and have given ourselves plenty of time (I hope) to get to Santiago. 15 days walking time.

Lessons from last time include, better footwear (I know everyone says that) and better back packs! I also found that teenage boys don't really enjoy Santiago and much prefer the villages and scenery. They particularly liked places with pools...hence the coastal route is calling.

Any good advice for this route is very much appreciated. I also think we will have a few days spare so looking for at least 1 rest day with teenage boys......would love some ideas here.

If we make good time, we will go to the end of the earth to see where we scattered my dad's ashes.

We head off on July 13th and have, against my sons' wishes, booked the first 2 nights. They loved the idea of deciding each day where they might end up. Last year we were on a much worn path and only had one night where we had any anxiety about where we were sleeping.

Looking forward to all your advice.

kind regards

Andy Sagalout's son

Aw I followed your story too. Happy to hear your doing it again. Buen Camino

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Friday and Saturday brought back cheap Albergues so I was very happy. We stayed in Saians in an Albergue called San Xurxo. 12 Euros and they found us space on the floor as they were full....lots of the same faces so it is starting to get the great community feel we had last year. Food next door was also cheap...win, win.
Saturday was rainy and although not terrible, we decided to stop In Vigo in the public Albergue....10 Euros very happy. Long queue to get in though and very slow moving.
On Sunday we marched with purpose and stopped in Arcade. Great views looking over Vigo and the Rande Bridge (I think that is the name) Tonight we had food in a restaurant that brought food to our table by robot..who knew. The boys didn't see it as weird. We have made a plan to get to Santiago for Wednesday...about 27k a day. Last year, we missed the fireworks so we want to make it this time! Currently planning to then take the bus to O Cebrerro and walk to Saria. Bus back to Santiago and fly home. We will see how we get on!

 

[Kirkie]

The feet? From the smiling faces, it doesn't look to be problematic!

 

[VNwalking]

Tonight we had food in a restaurant that brought food to our table by robot..who knew. The boys didn't see it as weird

Oh my. I feel ancient.
So glad to hear all is well - and wonderful, to have the fireworks to look forward to.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

The feet? From the smiling faces, it doesn't look to be problematic!

He has walked in sliders and managing good distances

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

We pumped out 30km today with relative ease. 6:30am stop, lunch in Pontevedra and arriving in Briallos before 1pm. Fewer photos but good to get done before the heat really kicked in! Less than 50k to do. Booked for Santiago £83 ouch. Glad we have another 10 Euro night tonight and hopefully tomorrow too.
Next job is book the bus and accommodation in O Cebreiro.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Day 11 takes us, I think 27km to Padron. Again, limited Albergue options so we headed for the municipal, aiming to get there by 1. Early start and another day of quick marching. We arrived to a queue at 12. Lots of scouts and a few other pilgrims. The heat was really tricky today with it hitting 37. It was too hot to do anything once we had a bed and that included sleeping. The albergue was full by 3 and it was sad seeing those dedicated afternoon and evening walkers turned away. I know my dad liked an evening walk.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

Day 12 takes us to Santiago! Feels even hotter today to walk! We hand out a few of our badges to friends and head back to Santiago. The route and the city were very busy. We are looking forward to fireworks later. Jim is also looking forward to Macdonalds! Tomorrow we take a bus to Sarria to stay in our favourite Albergue, Casa Barbadello. The boys wanted 2 days by the pool so I don't think we will see O Cebreiro this year. Still have a couple of days to plan out before our return on Monday.

 

[Kirkie]

Day 12 takes us to Santiago! Feels even hotter today to walk! We hand out a few of our badges to friends and head back to Santiago. The route and the city were very busy. We are looking forward to fireworks later. Jim is also looking forward to Macdonalds! Tomorrow we take a bus to Sarria to stay in our favourite Albergue, Casa Barbadello. The boys wanted 2 days by the pool so I don't think we will see O Cebreiro this year. Still have a couple of days to plan out before our return on Monday.

And, the fireworks?

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

We watched the fireworks, they were impressive....especially the last few minutes. Eyes and ears overload. Just popped by Casa Ivar before heading to Sarria.

 

[SAGALOUTS SON]

So, we are sat at the airport ready to leave Spain after another mini Camino. Might be a fallow year next year as the wife is keen on a last family holiday before they are all too old. Could be that next time, Jim goes solo, look out for @sagaloutsgrandson .
We stayed at O Flavella, which I think is the nearest Albergue to the airport, and walked here this morning....so strictly soeaking, still live from the camino. Thanks for following and thanks for having us again this year. Buen Camino one and all!

 

[Kirkie]

So, we are sat at the airport ready to leave Spain after another mini Camino. Might be a fallow year next year as the wife is keen on a last family holiday before they are all too old. Could be that next time, Jim goes solo, look out for @sagaloutsgrandson .
We stayed at O Flavella, which I think is the nearest Albergue to the airport, and walked here this morning....so strictly soeaking, still live from the camino. Thanks for following and thanks for having us again this year. Buen Camino one and all!

Mammy might join next year...

 

[Theatregal]

Just enjoyed catching up on your journey with your words and photos! The Sagaloutssonandgrandsons Selfie Series is priceless Great memories for you and your boys! Buen camino and all the best to you!!