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I walked Villafranca to Hospital da Condesa and stayed in the Municipal Albergue. My blog states "Left a little earlier this morning as I woke up at 0630 and was not sure where the day would end. A lot of road walking but by a river as well. Overall, quite pleasant. The climb up to O’C is...
Agree. I normally get 2 or 3 caminos out of my Meindl hiking shoes. My last 2 caminos were the Olvidado/San Salvador/Primitivo and Madrid/Part San salvadors and eastern section of Olvidado. My shoes still have at least 1 more camino in them!
I am definitely a ‘completist’! On the day I arrived I walked to Iglesia Santiago y San Juan Bautista and a wait until 1800 for it to open. Turns out there is a Camino marker and map for the Camino in the square outside the church. After getting my credencial stamped at the church I had a short...
The longer you walk the easier it gets. I find the first week is for settling in and by the end of the second week is normally when I get the first day when everything feels fine and then it normally stays that way. I think the longest I did was about 6 weeks from Alicante and the last few weeks...
I mostly use a poncho but they can be a nuisance in strong winds so I always carry a rain jacket (and trousers as well). I get my ponchos from the sort of shops in spain that sell farming goods. They cast about 20 euros and seem to be favoured by the people who work on the land.
You most definitely do not need them. However, you may want to use them.
On all of my caminos I have always just carried a single pole (normally strapped to my back pack) for those tricky water crossings and to fend off the odd overly intrusive dog.
I carry about 2l in my ‘camel back’ and carry an extra 1l just in case on all of my caminos (and like Tincatinker drink plenty before I start in the mornings.) Never worried about the weight (never worried about any weight in my pack as I will happily add a bottle of wine and extra food if...
Personally, I would get the hip replaced asap. I walked the Norte with a bad hip and by taking a lot of pain killers! Had my hip replaced 2 weeks after I got back. Recovery was quick (in part I expect because I was camino fit) and I played golf about 8 weeks after the op and now walk and run as...
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