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    KiwiJohn reacted to garlicbread's post in the thread Nervous first timer with Like Like.
    Thank you! Great suggestions! I managed to book Zubiri and Pamplona today. But if that falls through I’ll turn back to your suggestions.
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    KiwiJohn reacted to good_old_shoes's post in the thread Nervous first timer with Like Like.
    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...
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    KiwiJohn replied to the thread Nervous first timer.
    I stand corrected! 😎
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    KiwiJohn reacted to jungleboy's post in the thread Nervous first timer with Thank you Thank you.
    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...
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    KiwiJohn reacted to lt56ny's post in the thread For all members with Like Like.
    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...
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    KiwiJohn reacted to joramos's post in the thread For all members with Like Like.
    Who and what determines a "real" pilgrim? Very curious!
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    KiwiJohn reacted to William Garza's post in the thread For all members with Like Like.
    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.....?
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    KiwiJohn reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Lost & Found Take care of your gear! with Thank you Thank you.
    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...
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    KiwiJohn reacted to Bill2024's post in the thread 25 km per day? with Wow Wow.
    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...
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    KiwiJohn reacted to SlowCamino2024's post in the thread 25 km per day? with Like Like.
    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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