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  1. david marquez

    Walking with a messenger bag rather than a backpack

    I have a pacemaker on my left upper chest, right where a backpack strap goes. I am considering using a large messenger bag, approximately 20 litres, and a small hip pack, less than 5 litres rather than a backpack. Note, I will not be using a transport to move my luggage from place to place. I...
  2. david marquez

    Late august 2024, route choices

    I have been planning to do do more Camino walking for several years. Last year to celebrate 5 years since my introduction to the Camino experience I was prepared to walk in April, May, and June. Irun to Ribadeo, then switch to the Ruta del mar and merge into the Ingles. However family and...
  3. david marquez

    Primitivo, first 10 days of April 2023?

    I may end up doing the Primitivo from Oviedo to Lugo the first 10 days of April 2023. Anyone here have experience with the Primitivo that early in the season. I did it the last week pf April and beginning of May 2018 and I had horrendous weather on the Hospital route. If I do this I will do...
  4. david marquez

    April Camino del Norte

    This will be the 5th anniversary of the Camino del Norte/Primitivo/Fistera that I walked starting on April 4th 2018. The real joy of that walk was the long stretches along the bay of Biscay on the del Norte and the solitude and peace of the Camino Primitivo. This time I am hoping to do more of...
  5. david marquez

    Del Norte-Ruta del Mar double?

    I walked the Camino del Norte partially in 2017. From the French border to Lluarca. I had a very bad ankle sprain and had to take a break. For personal reasons I had to travel to Oviedo, so when my ankle was better I walked the primitivo rather than finish the Del Norte. I would very much...
  6. david marquez

    Qhapaq Nan! Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru!

    I live in Medellin Colombia and I want very much to walk some portions of the Qhapaq Nan in 2023. I am looking for adventurous walkers who are interested in an Andean adventure for 2+ weeks. a little more info here: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1459
  7. david marquez

    Tarifa to Sevilla, a VdlP prelude?

    Has anyone done Tarifa to Sevilla? I would greatly appreciate any information or advice on this. I would like to start my VdlP in Tarifa Alternatively, if I start in late September a north to south route seems like a good idea. Anyone done that?
  8. david marquez

    Via de la Plata 2019.

    Hello all, I did the Camino del Norte/Primitivo to Fistere in April/May of this year and I am now a hopeless Camino addict. Every morning I remember and smile, and I wish I was still there. Planning to do the Via de la Plata in 2019, either starting again in April, or more likely a late summer...
  9. david marquez

    April-May 2018 Camino del Norte

    I am planning on doing the Camino del Norte starting around April 7th 2018. Any advice, information, observations, tips, etc greatly appreciated. I have started accumulating specific gear and am walking a great deal more, in the type boots I plan to use, and I am trying to prepare physical...

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