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Maybe try to walk off-stage right from the beginning.
I'd say, book a bed for your first night in St. Jean, and then maybe until Pamplona. By then it should be easier to find beds without booking.
Most pilgrims will walk St. Jean - Napoleon...
Just to clarify for the OP who is a first timer, there are no ‘official stages’. There are just some end-of-stage destinations that are more popular than others because they are in guides (eg Brierley, Gronze etc), have more facilities, are a...
Here is my answer. Who cares what anyone uses as a definition. What someone else thinks (in the immortal words of my Grandma) It's not your business. If someone tries to define me when I am on or off the camino, especially those who do not know...
Past,present and future
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
This forum will be a touchstone someday in the future ..where you had gone and how far, from where and when
A Canterbery tales sort of snapshot in time.
The tales of ...of.....?
Let me preface this by saying please understand I am not picking on anybody, I fully understand that mistakes happen and how. Been there, done that.
I have been astonished to see so many lost and found reports over the last two weeks. And not...
I am ~5 weeks out from beginning my first Camino. I've been walking 6-9 miles for more than and year and when I bumped my distance up to 14 mile (with a pack) I developed (mild) shin splints. I have given myself ~6 weeks to make it to Finisterre...
Thanks so much isawtman. Good on you for this great bucket list adventure at a latter time in life!
Yes, i have been curious to hear why people feel compelled to walk so fast. My plan is to make many
stops, enjoy the sites and a lot of great...
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