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I'm not sure I appreciate the difference in danger between trekking poles and a walking cane (can be used to strike someone) or umbrella (has pointed end just like trekking poles and which poses a similar level of threat). I do believe that some of the distinctions are aribtrary and capricious...
Wonderful thread! I am trying to absorb as much of it as possible. But I have an even more basic question.
Albergue: is it pronounced AL-ber-gue, or al-BER-gue, or al-ber-GUE?
Por favor, digame. Gracias.
My virgin post here! :D
So, our first Camino will be a year from now, in September/October 2013. I'm curious about the landscape that time of year along the Camino Frances. We live in Southern California where we have a Mediterranean climate much like Spain's. Here, the hills and...
Hello from Southern California! I have been lurking and learning for a while now. My partner and I will be walking the Camino Frances in September/October 2013 beginning in SJPP. I am in my 50s, my partner is in her 40s. We are not experienced hikers/backpackers, but we are veteran...
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