I haven't tried smartwool, but like many other posts love ex officio. It started on my first Camino in 2015. They were recommended by my son who works at rei. On my 2017 Via De La Plata Camino, I had two pair for 7 weeks and did very well. I have about a dozen pair now that I rotate for my...
Here is a composite Palm Sunday Semana Santa video in Seville 2017. The music in the last segment still runs shivers down my spine. I started my Camino the next day and arrived in Santiago 6 weeks later. It’s a Google Drive file.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=18bW8nktpqHLvYNyo5vYFSocfNZTwUcTW
I walked the CP in 2015 starting from the cathedral. They were 'out' of credentials. Very disappointing! I collected stamps in my guide book until able to buy one a few days later at alburgue. When I walked VdlP in 2017, I obtained ahead of time from American pilgrim group ( I'm in USA).
Being from the U.S., the ADT seems appealing to me and I’ll explore more about it. The southern route goes through Kansas City where I live! There are several hundred miles of the Katy trail in Missouri that are part of this and I’ve thought about walking it to St Louis where my son lives. But...
In 2017 while walking the VdlP, I met a German woman at the albergue one night. The next morning was cold, winding, and mostly rainy. We left at the same time after helping attach her poncho. We walked together all day in this challenging weather and as a result of talking for hours, we bonded...
Written on a picnic table at a lonely VdlP rest stop between Fuente de Cantos – Zafra.
In case it’s difficult to read “When you think about quitting, think about why you started.”
I stayed in Seville Saturday night and Palm Sunday night 2017. I looked back through my records, but didn’t record the hostal name. After looking at Google Streetview I THINK I found it. It’s on Calle Adriano only a few blocks to the Cathedral. Triana is on the other side of the river. It was...
I certainly ditto everything about Casa Fernanda. Call 1-2-3 days ahead for a reservation, otherwise you may be out of luck. Number 2 on my parade of hit albergues is O Ninho in Rubiaes. Walk past the public albergue a few hundred meters. It’s on the right side of the highway. I made a...
I walked from Seville in April/May 2017. It’s a good time to walk. Be aware of Holy Week crowds especially in Seville. Many other threads here about that. Some days were hot, some were rainy, some a bit chilly in the morning, and some PERFECT days. I think it was day 10 before I walked with the...
During the Canaveral – Grimaldo section on the VdlP, you pass through the parking lot of a strip club/brothel. That evening I sent a photo to my wife and assured her that I did not stop there. She replied “But it looks so nice… .”
Wow – what a long thread – but not long enough! I used the “plastic trash bag” technique on two Caminos and it work well for my 48 L pack. Wrap it before going and take an extra plastic bag (which weighs nothing) and a small 25 ft roll of duct tape for the return trip. If the bag is total lost...
Hi Laurie. Thanks for all your work on this forum. I stayed there May 2017. (Hi Davey. I knew you were behind me taking a leisurely walk. Glad you made it. Hope to see you again someday.) No hut. I think the lady lives in that nearby house. She came in late afternoon to do all the processing. No...
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