Thanks for the advice about getting a credencial in Leon. I'm wondering though whether to avoid walking through Leon we could go straight from the train station and pick up a credential at Virgin de la Camino or at the albergue where we will stay our first night. Would this be possible or do we...
I always got boots a size larger than my normal size and had problems when walking long distances. When I passed through Escalion (starting from Le Puy), the guy in the hiking boot shop said you need a size and a half larger shoes. I followed his advice and never looked back. I now wear Solomon...
Ok sounds like I'll need a sleeping bag (walking from Leon on 5th Oct). Do I also need a fleece or is a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt and thin cashmere jumper plus thin paclight waterproof enough?
I am starting from Leon on 5th October. Does anyone know what the weather is likely to be like then? Will I need a sleeping bag or is a silk liner enough? Will I need waterproof trousers? Can I get a pilgrim passport in Leon and if so where? Will I need a fleece or is a thin cashmere jumper...
My days were pretty much like this too. I usually arrived by 1pm at the latest and often earlier as after this it was just too hot to walk. I then found the albergue, had a totally energy renewing shower, washed my clothes and ate lunch, chatted and did a lot of sightseeing if I was in an...
Don't worry you won't need waterproof trousers. Even if you get wet you'll dry really quickly. We're not talking about the lake district. Also you won't need a sleeping bag. A silk liner will be adequate. When I walked the camino I took no trousers and one skirt, which is cooler than shorts or...
I quite enjoyed the Messeta except for the excessive heat back in June. I stayed in a lovely hostel in the village of Terradillos de los Templarios. Not the modern one on the way into the village which didn't appeal at all. I want to finish off the camino where I left off in Leon at the end of...
I started out with a litre bottle but found a 500ml plastic bottle much more practical and it fitted well in the outside sleeve of my bag. I rarely filled it though as water sources are so plentiful on all the camino. Even in the stretch after Carrion de los Condos there is a makeshift bar half...
I walked from Le Puy in late April and took the lightest down bag I could find (Xero 250: 25degree to 0 degrees and weighing 600g) and would have been better off with just a silk or cotton liner as most of the hostels have blankets and in Spain it was too hot to ever zip up the bag so I just lay...
They sell all the guidebooks you need in the cathedral in Le puy and you can buy them after the 7.00am pilgrim's blessing before you start out. I met one guy who was carrying less then 4 kilos in a small day sack and had everything he needed. You will only need a silk or cotton liner rather than...
Hi I'm looking for company too, but I'll be walking from Leon in September, but probably quite a lot later than 7th September so maybe we'll be able to meet up. As for a sleeping bag, I just walked from Le puy to Leon from 28th April to 25th June and the one thing I really didn't need was a...
I'm another sandal wearer. I wore teva's for much of the camino and found them more comfortable and cooler than shoes. I wore them without socks and got blisters initially on the soles of my feet but my feet soon hardened and I had no further problems with them.
In terms of cutting down on...
To come back to the issue of equipment, am I gathering from this that I'll be ok with just a silk sleeping bag liner? I'm starting the camino from Le Puy around 22nd April. I'll be walking in light weight trousers which go just below the knee. will I need waterproof trousers or just a jacket...
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