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  1. jrataiclang

    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    It rained a lot on my first Camino Frances, May-June, 2013. I had a large brimmed Tilley hat and it kept the rain off my glasses. Since I need them to see, I found the hat very helpful. I have always worn a hat since then. I take it off and hang on my pack if I don't need it, but use it in the...
  2. jrataiclang

    I really wish I knew that!

    Sometimes there's nowhere to hand your toiletries bag in the shower stalls. I always had a suction cup hook that I could stick to the wall. Also, I used large safety pins to hang clothes. Once a friend lost some items on a very windy day when her items were not well secured, and a gust of...
  3. jrataiclang

    Short June camino.

    Walked the Ingles from Ferrol last week. It may be different in June, but if you are looking for quiet, it is great. While it is only 120k, be ready for the hills.
  4. jrataiclang

    Best book for my friends who aren't familiar with the Camino?

    I recently read Walking to the End of the World, a Thousand Miles on the Camino by by Beth Jusino. Now I want everyone I know to read it. The book beautifully portrays the experience and was the best book I have read that really brings the reader on the Camino experience. All Good Pilgrims by...
  5. jrataiclang

    Private backpack transport option for Montserrat Camino

    My friend and I have walked Frances and Portuguese Caminos in the past. In October we are planning to walk from Montserrat, but she is having some shoulder issues and carrying her backpack may be a problem. I have read that the Jacotrans equivalent is not available on this Camino. If anyone...
  6. jrataiclang

    sleeping bags-necesario ?

    I walked from SJPP to Santiago from May 11 to June 15 last year. I went with a sleeping bag liner and ended up purchasing a sleeping bag in Pamplona. It was unseasonably cold and wet and I used the sleeping bag the whole trip. And on really cold nights I slept in silk long johns and...

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