A future option Rob is to start from Seville in Southern Spain (its an old Camino route). Take in Holy Week there at Easter and then start your walk, crossing into Portugal about half way up.
Yes. I have my eye on the route from Seville. Though it has some very long stages and infrastructure is much more limited. Means carrying more food and water at times, and often Albergues are the only accomodation options as I understand.
Crossing into portual half way is not really a camino route. See map links. Map of Camino Routes
Not sure about Portugal. Seems the routes have a lot of road sections, that my feet can’t handle.
Also for female pilgrims, there have been a few assaults reported recently.
Not sure about Holy week. The caminos get flooded with Spanish pilgrims making accomodation hard to find…
This year, the Via de la Plata got flooded with water, rather than an influx of Spanish pilgrims during Holy Week! For a Portuguese Camino, no need to worry about the language. You really can get by with English.
I’m impressed at your progress in recent days, hadn’t realised how far along you now are. Well done both of you.
Getting the hang of it….. a few physio sessions helped.
A future option Rob is to start from Seville in Southern Spain (its an old Camino route). Take in Holy Week there at Easter and then start your walk, crossing into Portugal about half way up.
Yes. I have my eye on the route from Seville. Though it has some very long stages and infrastructure is much more limited. Means carrying more food and water at times, and often Albergues are the only accomodation options as I understand.
Crossing into portual half way is not really a camino route. See map links.
Map of Camino Routes
Not sure about Portugal. Seems the routes have a lot of road sections, that my feet can’t handle.
Also for female pilgrims, there have been a few assaults reported recently.
Not sure about Holy week. The caminos get flooded with Spanish pilgrims making accomodation hard to find…
This year, the Via de la Plata got flooded with water, rather than an influx of Spanish pilgrims during Holy Week! For a Portuguese Camino, no need to worry about the language. You really can get by with English.