@@vikkitempleton9157 We use Tatonka Cape Men ponchos. I have had mine for about 8 years and on the last walk the sleeve seams have started to leak. Very happy with how they have performed up until then.

Thanks Michael for the reply, much appreciated. Really enjoying your videos.

@@pismorichy Thanks for the comment

@@LaPrimaClaudia In 2024 we started walking on 21st April. I think that starting on 1st April you will need a warm jacket. We've had really cold weather as far as Leon in late May for example. Yes, most days you will find street cafes open by 7 am, but not always. Leaving Hornillos for example, if you don't get breakfast where you stay you will need to walk 20 km to Hontanas to get breakfast.

Thank you!

Here are the places that we stayed in: In Porto Apartment S Bento Walk to Labruge Casa da Praia Agucadoura Agucadoura guest house (I think that this is now permanently closed) Esposende Esposende Guesthouse Viano do Castelo Hotel Laranjeira Caminha Arca Nova Guesthouse As Marinas Talaso Atlantique Vigo Oca Ipanema Hotel Redondela El Descanso del Viajero Pontevedra Hotel Boa Vila Caldas de Reis Pension A Fonte Padron Albergue + Rooms Murgadon Santiago Hotel Windsor I would recommend the app Camino Ninja as it has excellent maps, and downloadable gps for your phone. Hope you have a great walk. As we mentioned in our videos, we would walk shorter stages if we did this walk again.

Thanks for the info.

@@akemi187 Thanks for that and I hope you enjoy your Camino

We will aim for 18 to 20 km the next time we walk in Portugal too! We stayed in Hotel Laranjeira which we booked with Booking.com

@@Michael_Matthiasthank you ! Greetings from Calgary 🇨🇦

@@exploringthevines5869 Thank you

@@roxyjanesmom Those long days were our mistake. We had walked similar distances on the Frances in 2022 and assumed that the coastal Camino would be similar but it turned out to be more difficult to navigate the twists and turns. Thanks for watching our videos.

@@wayne4453 Thanks, we wondered about that. Lynne wants to know if there are flowers!

@@Michael_Matthias Yes, I recall wildflowers and possibly some lavender. The first short section is along that quiet road you saw. After that is a climb up through the forest and up top it opens up into grazing pastures. It’s a quiet 4.5 km and I never saw another pilgrim on that stretch.

@@ESLteacherbobpdx We walked late September into October when we got to Santiago. Thanks for watching.

@@MN-gv5hz Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

That is a coincidence. All the best for your planned walk.

Yes, we use Booking.com where we can. If you pay a little extra, most times you can book and cancel without charge a few days before the booking if you need to. We also use email or WhatsApp for places that don't use Booking.com.

Gotta love snow! Thanks for your comment.

Thank you, much appreciated

Thank you. We are also getting itchy feet again. Planning for the Frances in 2026.

@@susanl9980 Good to hear from you ... yes, pretty special

@@Michael_Matthias I’m no longer on Facebook so I feel out of touch. I’m so glad I can check KZbin! Are you and Lynne planning another Camino?

@@badger1204 Mine is a 65 litre Blackwolf that weighs about 11 kg with gear and water ; Lynne's is a 48 litre Osprey which weighs about 8 kg; Louise and Gordon both have 50 litre Mountain Designs backpacks and Louise's was about 5 kg and Gordon's about 10 kg.

@@iluvturtles0229 We're getting ready to go back in 18 months. Hope you had a great walk.

@@iluvturtles0229 Albergue Jakue. There is also a hotel, and you can book either through Booking.com

@@iluvturtles0229 Hostal Gau Txori Peregrinos maps.app.goo.gl/3Ht4pfiMNhvuwNDV8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

@@mommydearest237 Thank you. Have a great walk.

The last few times that we have walked, we booked all of our accommodation before we left. It was a mix of Booking.com and contacting the places directly by email. We did this as we now prefer double rooms with our own bathroom, in albergues if we can, and we know how far we can walk each day and where we want to stay. In 2022 we noticed that in a number of the small hotels where we stayed there were people from tour companies, so before we left for 2023 in Portugal we got quotes from one of the big tour companies, just for accommodation, not for meals or baggage transfer. The quote came back about 3 times what we paid by booking directly. I did the same thing for the Camino Frances and the same result. So, you do pay a premium for letting someone else do the booking, but on the positive side there are no hassles for you to do the bookings. On our first Camino in 2014 we only booked St Jean and just stayed in albergues sleeping in bunk beds and it was fine. Jump forward 10 years and the Camino is much busier in April/May than 10 years ago, but my observation is that it is the double rooms that appear to be booked ahead, and you generally can get an albergue bed if you book ahead a day or so. Also, there are many new places opening up each time that haven’t found their way into the guide books yet. Apps like Camino Ninja are pretty good at listing what accommodation is available in each town and village. Many places respond to phone and whatsapp requests even weeks ahead. If you want, I can send you a list pf places where we stayed the last couple of walks, but it will include a number of long (30 km) stages. Hope you have a great walk.

Yes, no problems. Casa de Praia Guest House which I booked on Booking.com

@@RobertHenwood-dx2sd Yes, we put our backpacks into travel bags like the one in the link. They fit our poles too. We then put them into a bag that we send to Santiago to pick up when we finish our walk. www.anacondastores.com/camping-hiking/packs-bags/duffle-bags/mountain-designs-expedition-duffle-70l/BP90140981

@@W56Scribes Thank you and have a great walk.

@@grinninggnome Have a great walk!

@@SinghGarewal I think if you reply just to me through the KZbin handle then I can answer any questions

@@Michael_Matthias- Thank you, Michael. Correct me if I am wrong - you apperared to have stayed in B&B or small private hotels only during your camino. We have not made any reservations and will commence our camino from the Porto Cathedral on 14 Sep. Do you think it is absolutely necessary to make overnight accommodation bookings ahead or one can manage to find place on the go? And would you mind sharing the list of your accommodation places that you used on the camino? Of course, if you do not wish to share that would be fine too. Thanks Singh

@@guywells9356 I don't know if this year's weather was typical, but it certainly was colder than we expected. Have a great walk.

@@Getoverit-001 Hostal La Albergueria del Camino

@@Michael_Matthias thank you! Love your videos-trying to put together an itinerary for 2025-do you have a list of all the accommodations you stayed at? if not thanks anywY

Thank you

The weather is so hard to predict. I suspect that mid May will be pretty busy too.

@@valoriedavey9415 Pacemaker Journey www.pacemakerstix.com/products/journey-poles

Restaurante -Gau Txori- Jatetxea. We stayed at their hotel this year (2024). It's at the other end of town from where you walk in over the bridge.

Restaurante Hostal Gau Txori

Try to plan for May 2025-celebrate my 75th BD

Our aim was to stick as close to the coast as we could. In a number of places we were walking on board walks but they ran out and were in a poor state. Did you mean that we should have walked the Brierley 'coastal' route?

I will add a list soon. Just need to check the place names.

Towns St Jean Maison au Couer Roncesvalles Hotel Roncesvalles Zubiri Hostal Gau Txori Pamplona Aloha Appartment Puenta la Reina Albergue Jakue Estella Hosteria de Curtidores Los Arcos Hostal Monaco Logrono F&G Hotel Najera Atico La Real Santo Domingo Room Concept Hotel Belorado Hotel A Santiago Atapuerca El Rincon Burgos 6 de Concepcion Apartment Hornillos De Sol A Sol Castrojeriz a Cien Leguas Fromista Hotel Rural San Pedro Carrion de Los Condes Hostal La Corte Terradillos Albergue los Templarios Bercianos Albergue La Perala Mansilla Albergueria del Camino Leon Hostal Albany Ancha Mazarife Villar de Mazarife Astorga Apartmento El Atico Foncebadon El Trasgu Ponferada Aroi Bierzo Plaza Villafranca del Bierzo Posada Plaza Mayor O'Cebreiro Casa Valina Triacastela Compleci Xacebo Sarria Aqua Rooms Portomarin Casa san Nicholas Palas de Rei Lar do Peregrino Arzua Albergue Miraiso O'Pedrouzo Hostal Lo Santiago Hotel Windsor

Thank you! My husband and I truly enjoyed watching you, Lynne and friends walk the Camino. I just finished watching your Portuguese walk. Y’all just have a great attitude which is nice to see. We start September 4 and hope to have an outstanding first Camino.

Muchos gracias

I think we were in the same space after our first Camino. Would doing it again still be a buzz ... it was. All the best for your next walk, whichever way you go.

All the best for your Portugal Camino

Yes, we will be back to visit Galicia again.

Have a great walk!

Thank you. Much appreciated