点评:We finished a tour of the Portuguese UNESCO sites with Goncalo as a couple in 2023.
We were impressed and decided to use his services again when we planned to do the Portugese Way, Camino de Santiago, with our friends.
There are 7 of us with an age gap of more than 2 decades between the youngest and oldest members. We had a range of fitness levels with 2 marathon runners, one who has difficulty walking uphill, one who has multiple joint pains and the rest falls in between.
Some of us wanted the comfort of hotel rooms, others preferred to stay at rental apartments.
Having Goncalo made it possible for us to walk the Camino as a group without comprising on our preferences. He would drive us to the starting point of each segment of the walk each day, advised us where to get the stamps for the Camino certificates, meet us for breaks to update us, give commentaries about the different locations and provide support to those of us who had trouble along the walk. He made sure we did not go hungry!
It was indeed comforting to have him support us as we were caught in the rain for at least half of our time on our Camino ( a friend told us it was the remnants of a hurricane ). Even those of us with medical challenges managed to reach our own goals. And we enjoyed the walk and the company despite the weather.
Goncalo was such a blessing. Thanks, Goncalo!
翻译:2023 年,我们和 Goncalo 夫妇一起游览了葡萄牙的联合国教科文组织遗址。
我们印象深刻,并决定在计划与朋友一起走葡萄牙之路圣地亚哥朝圣之路时再次使用他的服务。
我们一共 7 个人,最年轻和最年长的成员之间的年龄差距超过 20 岁。我们的健身水平各不相同,有 2 名马拉松运动员,一名上坡困难,一名患有多种关节疼痛,其余的介于两者之间。
我们中的一些人想要舒适的酒店房间,其他人则更喜欢住在出租公寓里。
有了 Goncalo,我们可以作为一个团体徒步朝圣之路,而不会影响我们的喜好。他每天都会开车送我们到徒步路线每个部分的起点,告诉我们在哪里可以获得朝圣之路证书的印章,在休息时与我们见面以更新我们的情况,对不同的地点进行评论,并为那些在徒步过程中遇到困难的人提供支持。他确保我们不会挨饿!
有他支持我们确实让我们感到很欣慰,因为我们在朝圣之路上至少有一半的时间都在下雨(一位朋友告诉我们这是飓风的残留)。即使是那些有健康问题的人也设法实现了自己的目标。尽管天气不好,我们仍然很享受这次散步和陪伴。
贡萨洛真是上天的恩赐。谢谢你,贡萨洛!