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    My Equipment list for the Camino May/ June 2016

    We also didn't bring dry bags (149 g.) For weather protection, we had a large plastic bag to line our backpacks, a light raincoat and umbrella (used it for rain,sun, and wind). We left SJDP on May 24 and arrived June 28 For the late spring and early summer, we were fine with our sleeping bags...
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    My Equipment list for the Camino May/ June 2016

    You can save 100 grams by ditching the water bottle and bringing a 500 ml bottle of mineral water. 100 g is 100 g. The plastic bottle will last for the entire camino. I had 3 such 500ml plastic bottles. I lost one or two but these were easy to replace.
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    Pilgrim Book - The Day Was Made for Walking

    There is a Kindle edition . The cost is $9 90 or something in Amazons.
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    I have finally succumbed to temptation

    I scanned my Brierley guide and had the soft copy in my smartphone.
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    Baggage weight

    We walked May 24 to June 26 from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. Instead of fleece, we brought clothes that we could use individually or as layers, a thermal long sleeve Tshirt, a merino tshirt, a nylon or polyester trekking shirt and a windbreaker. We also brought light raincoats and i...
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    walking in sandals only?

    My Salomon trekking shoes were wet after the walk from SJPDP to Roncesvalles so I used Teva hiking sandals from Roncesvalles to Zubiri and enjoyed walking through the puddles. I wore several layers of tops but my feet were not cold. After that, I walked all the way to Santiago with my sandals...
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    Other starting places besides SJPP?

    We started in Saint Jean Pied de Port (May 24, 2014) because the walk over the Pyrenees was an experience I didn't want to miss. Because we had read so much about the long uphill walk, the three of us packed things we didn't need for the walk into one backpack and sent this through a transport...
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    Got Milk?

    We had difficulty finding UHT milk in 200 ml containers. Where we saw them in containers of 500 ml or less, we had to buy a pack of two or four, not just one. As for coffee, in many cases we saw Cafes near albergues serving cafe con leche at 6:30 a.m.
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    Anyone do round trip out of Madrid?

    A friend had two weeks for his Camino. He began in Saint Jean Pied de Port, walked to Roncesvalles, Zubiri, and Pamplona, rode a bus to Leon and walked from there to Astorga, Foncebadon, Ponferrada, Villafranca de Bierzo, O Cebriero, then a bus to Sarria for the final stretch. The walk and the...
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    Help with lodging for the last few days into Santiago

    We walked from Palas de Rei to Arzua and then from Arzua to Monte de Gozo, which has a 176 bed municipal albergue in an area being developed as a Vacation Resort. The walk from Arzua to Monte de Gozo is more than 30 Km. but it's a cool and easy walk and the albergue in Monte de Gozo (8 beds per...
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    Train Ticket from Bayonne to SJPDP

    Hello Barbara! Finally, contact with a peregrina who will be starting from SJPDP when we do. Great to hear from you, especially since you will also be going to SJPDP from Lourdes. When I read that, I thought, WOW!!!! We'll be riding from Paris to Lourdes in the 4:00 p.m. or something TGV train...
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    Sad news: an Irish cyclist passed away on the Camino (Pedrafita de O'Cebreiro)

    What sad news for all of us and for the man's family. I pray that there was no foul play and that when he was dying, he was comforted by all the angels and Saints who bless pilgrims walking the camino. My family loves biking and a biked camino was an option we were considering. In O Cebriero, I...
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    Train Ticket from Bayonne to SJPDP

    My husband, daughter and I will be going from Lourdes to Bayonne to Saint Jean Pied de Port on May 23. Two free train tickets would be great if there have been no takers yet and if these can be used on a different date and by persons other than the ones whose names are on the tickets. When I...
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    Oh no! Not another equipment Question...

    Thanks for asking the equipment question again. I have two long sleeved wicking shirts, a light polartec long sleeve thermal, a short sleeved Merino t-shirt, and a light raincoat (just thin EVA plastic). I was also wondering about fleece or something similar since i tend to feel cold quite...
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    Re Umbrellas?

    Thanks for all the very helpful comments. My husband, daughter Michelle, and I will be starting from St. Jean Pied de Port on May 24. My husband and I are inclined to bring umbrellas.
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