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    Mud and my Angel

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    Mud and my Angel

    Hi, yeah I've got a rest day in Pamplona woke up this morning and felt my age 🙂 luckily I am 350 m from decathlon. So that problem solved regarding The descent tomorrow I will probably walk the road which I did into Zubiri and have done from El Acebo to Molinaseca prior knowledge is a great...
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    Mud and my Angel

    Just have to add that when I try to move the trial there was a Spanish family having a barbecue and I asked them if they could phone a taxi for me!!! Instead, the guy and his son drove me into Pamplona to my hostel and would take nothing for it they were amazing and kind five star Spaniards x
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    Mud and my Angel

    Walking the Camino Frances, since the 16th there has been a lot of mud on the trail but doable until today on the way to Pamplona! It got very difficult with the mud on the pass high up beside the river, a lot of slipping and squelching and ankle deep mud in places. Concentrating on the mud. I...
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    New to the Camino

    You will be fine and have a great time honest! Fear of the unknown is human nature but also part of the fun! Just go with it and enjoy your journey; relax and even the bad bits make great stories! When you finish i bet you will be thinking of the next one on the plane home. Take the advice...
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    Difference in walking Litoral to Central route

    I don't recall many cobbles on the coastal. Walk out of Porto along the Douro to the coast and miss the urban sprawl. Surfaces were good loved the boardwalks easy on the legs knees (they have a slight give on them) I don't recall any real hills until after Redondela the memory fades after a...
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    If there are too many pilgrims, what is a pilgrim to do?

    The rise in numbers on the Portuguese Coastal last year compared to 2021 increased by about 700% The more people that hear about Camino the more will come!
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    Buying shoes on a Sunday. Are sports stores open?

    Hi Arta! Welcome How long before you start your Camino; is it days or weeks? If it's days what others have said is probably your only option. If it's a few weeks you might have luck at home. I wish you the best for your Camino and your shoe hunt. This bit is just to make you aware how...
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    Chilly camino

    Little brother from another mother; both have the same colour fur:)
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    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    Great advice the variant to Villa de Mazarife is well worth doing!
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    Chilly camino

    To late for that it's now May!!!
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    LIVE from the Camino Account of a very challenging day SJPdP to Roncesvalles (crazy weather)

    I am going the Valcarlos way from SJPP on the 16th if it's been raining or is raining i will walk the road !! Decided that months ago i know there's traffic but at least the surface is a constant.
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    Travel agency suggestions?

    Hi! Whatever your comfortable doing go for that ;it's your Camino ignore everyone. But half the fun of do it yourself is the planning! The other half is being in control and saving shed loads of money and the third half is knowing the whole thing is your baby!!🤣 It really is pretty straight...
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    León to San Martin del Camino alternative route

    I did the Mazarife path because before i walked people had said how bad the original way was! I really enjoyed the walk had two great stays to Astorga really stood out as memorable. Domus Oncinae Fabia Address:C/Real, 7, 24391 Oncina de la Valdoncina, Spain Phone: +34 606 80 39 57 Great host...
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    Nervous first timer

    Great advice in the posts above ! Firstly have a great Camino, being nervous is normal that's part of the thrill! If your not already familiar with the Gronze website when planning and booking your trip its a great asset (in Spanish but chrome browser translates to English) I use it and Wise...
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