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  1. Walkalong

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Yes, benches are for sitting. Why would you distinguish between locals or any person in need of a place to rest?
  2. Walkalong

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Initially I was surprised at the 80%, but "up to" leaves a very wide range, thus raising questions about the use of statistics. I avoid that section of the Camino Frances - a least during tour bus season. Too many day packs on benches that many of us need to rest.
  3. Walkalong

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Avoid tour group season? Switch to a less busy Camino for the last 100 km? Waking, cycling...the last 100 to SdC is only a requirement to collect a certificate. There is a big difference between a Pilgrimage and collecting a certificate or merit badge. But his statement that "luggage or...
  4. Walkalong

    Second-hand walking poles

    Just ask at the desk of Hostels, Hotels, Albergues in Porto. People heading to the airport often 'donate' them. My partner picked up a pair left at our hotel in Porto. A few days later she re-gifted them to a person that really needed them. I've once walked through Navarra and La Rioja with a...
  5. Walkalong

    Contact info for Pilgrims Nest/Ninho

    Hi: It's a nice place that we've recommended as well. We stayed with her Easter Saturday, 2023. This is her FB page, which has a Whatsapp link, or you may be able to contact her on Message her on FB. It also provides her same e-mail address. https://www.facebook.com/NinhoAlbergue/ Buen Camino
  6. Walkalong

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    The three solo Peregrinas I've met who slept outside did so out of necessity. In one case she had been on a true pilgrimage for 6-7 months when I met her, one cold and stormy night, partially summarized here and here. The second Peregrina had challenges with claustrophobia. She had been...
  7. Walkalong

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    Yes, I learned to read in parochial school. My point was that it is not clear that the OP was obviously planning. I congratulate the OP again for making the best of their situation.. Have you ever done a half day, when continuing further would require walking another 20 or more km. Several of...
  8. Walkalong

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    Congrats on your achievement, and lesson learned. Reminded me of a person I met who walked 43 km one day in 2020, but that's a different story. He eventually recovered from the strained adductors. Despite the rants above, I don't think this is overly complicated. Is this not like walking past...
  9. Walkalong

    Hiking poles on the plane in Santiago!

    What is a Camino, if not a “truly unusual experience”? Refer to point #4 in the link you so kindly provided. Casually strolling the uneven ground across Spain has helped my arthritis. Still hope that it may help Trochanteric Bursitis. The same can not be said for standing in long lines on...
  10. Walkalong

    Hiking poles on the plane in Santiago!

    More than 20 flights over 7 years carrying poles in the cabin - never an issue. If the poles are not needed to aid mobility then why carrying the additional weight? Style, vanity? Inanimate objects are not the safety risk.
  11. Walkalong

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    Hydrocolloid Dressings, like Compeed, work extremely well when applied properly. The issues occur when the blister: a) has not been drained, b) is still weeping excessively, or c) the skin around the blister - where the adhesive needs to stick - is not thoroughly dry. At the end of her video...
  12. Walkalong

    Difference in walking Litoral to Central route

    As noted, the Litoral/Coastal is flat until Castelo Do Neiva, and even after that there are only a few hills of about 100 meter elevation gain. If you stick to the Litoral you will even avoid a few of the 100 meter hills on the Coastal. In February 2020, after Marinhas, I did not find the...
  13. Walkalong

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    Hi @Johnnnyk Great advice so far, and suggest you consider: 1) Good quality socks fit as tight as possible, without cutting off circulation, so that any friction takes place between the sock and shoe, rather than the skin and sock. 2) A lacing technique to loosen laces over the metatarsals...
  14. Walkalong

    25 km per day?

    A Camino is a stroll, much like the groomed path up the Brocken. ;) If you want a real hike try the Gros Morn Traverse, but be careful not to pitch your bivy on a game trail. Moose, caribou, bear, wolves, coyote are active at night. :) I'll likely be strolling a Camino.:)
  15. Walkalong

    One (water) bottle to rule them all?

    Good point Jack. I use a water bottle buckle with 500 ml to 1.5 L water bottle and the occasional 1 or 1.5 litre bottle of Aquarius. Hydration bladders weigh 5.4 to 8.4 ounces. Collapsable water bottles weigh 2.7 to 5.3 ounces. Reusable water bottles weigh 0.43 to 0.5 ounces. Reusable water...
  16. Walkalong

    New Wise Pilgrim feature

    Thanks Trecile. That's a great feature. Looking forward to using it. What's next? A voluntary digital credential and reservations might save volunteers time, and reduce those multiple reservations - are they still a thing? A digital Compostela would be too much to hope for, but think of the...
  17. Walkalong

    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    IMHO, Avoidance works best, followed by a strong, constant breeze. Mosquitoes (and black flies?) don't like the hot sun. Might help explain so few along the Frances. They like shade, and are more likely at dusk, overnight and early morning. Mosquitoes need standing water to reproduce (lay...
  18. Walkalong

    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    David61: Does size matter? I used to think that small sand flies and black flies were the worst until I visited the UNESCO sites in Labrador where the giant mosquitoes are so big that some people, like salmon fly fishers, have been known to wear upper body nets. There might be a picture on this...
  19. Walkalong

    Route advice for Newbie

    Welcome to the forum. I agree with Doug. Your stages seem very reasonable. I've not walked the Spiritual Variant or that hop from Caminha to Valenca/Tui, but and you seem to allowing yourself plenty of time. If you're taking the boat from Vilanova to Pedron you could walk closer to SdC that...
  20. Walkalong

    Rip off Restaurant

    On your first Camino, how many times did you leave a Café thinking they had charged too little? Given the location and convenience. What would it cost you in London, Bath, Barnstaple or Birmingham? For struggling student on a tight budget: a Spanish guy I walked with would pick up a glazed...

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