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Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be flying from the US to Madrid, leaving tomorrow, arriving Pamplona the day after. I'm very excited to begin my 2nd camino. The weather will determine my starting point but in general I will be...
Well yes, literally, it is what I guess they call an oxymoron. However, it is a valid statement taken in the spirit it was offered!
A good plan for the CF would be to start in SJPdP and finish in Santiago at some point later. I accept various...
So yday I met this absolute legend, Jose Antonio Garcia, yday evening at my accommodation in Ponte de Lima.
https://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-pilgrim-man-spends-eleven-years-walking-107000-kilometers-in-the-name-of-faith.html
The article...
Incredible! I met him while walking the CF back in 2001. Though his English was limited and my Spanish was almost nil he managed to tell me the story of being the sole survivor of the tragic accident. He also carried a scrapbook containing...
Some years back I bought a bunch of different brands as I tried to find good running underwear, including some very pricey ones.
As some others have said, I found and settled on Saxx. It's all I have now and used them on all my Caminos and a few...
As my wife and I just completed the Kumano Kodo a few months back and very much enjoyed our pilgrimage, I also recommend it.
Few differences:
I found it more of a nature hike, than a Spanish town to town hike.
While shorter in distance, it was...
I understand this is a polarized topic, with many good pros and cons.
My experience is to go with gortex so that I can walk with less worry and just step into the odd puddle when required. I never found that they had issues drying overnight...
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