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  1. cherrys

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    Hi Thyme. I’m not sure how to do this but I live really near you in Ballston Spa and am thinking of going back on the Camino in September. Can you message me? I’d love to talk to you. Thanks, Cherry
  2. cherrys

    American Discovery Trail - @Dave is walking across America -- can you put him up?

    We live just north of Albany NY so are not on the route, but would be happy to host any other forum members who happen to be up here :)
  3. cherrys

    A Different Camino?

    I’m glad you’ve come up with an alternative that will work for you. The Camino ate at me for over ten years after hearing about it from my father, and visiting Santiago with him after the birth of his great grandson in Spain. Finally, in 2013 I managed to walk the Frances in his honor, solo...
  4. cherrys

    Are reseverations needed in Late-April/May?

    My husband and walked this in September. You shouldn’t have any trouble with that budget. I think we usually paid less than 50 a night. Usually when we settled somewhere for the night I would check booking.com for possibilities and book the following evening. I’m not a huge fan of this method...
  5. cherrys

    Recommendation - Keeping Back Pack Dry

    Sandals - the rain just pours out and you don’t have to avoid huge puddles and lakes!
  6. cherrys

    Question on Visiting Santiago de Compostela for 1st time

    I don’t remember what we ate - the menu is limited I believe, all I remember was that I enjoyed it (and the wine) and went back another year
  7. cherrys

    Question on Visiting Santiago de Compostela for 1st time

    Two suggestions for time in Santiago other than the obvious. You can take a tour of the Cathedral roof - you need a reservation - but you know you already know when you will be there. Find out if that is available as sometimes it is not. But well worth it. If you leave the front of the catedral...
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    Haglund's Deformity/lump on back of heel

    I walked the Norte/Primativo in sandals. Started April 20. We hit some very wet slogs and one cold, nonstop heavy rain day. I wore liner socks and then merino ones over them. They worked basically fine - that is my feet were no colder than the rest of me that day. I will never walk in anything...
  9. cherrys

    What to do with extra time?

    Many great options have been suggested. We walked the Norte/Primativo in April/May 2017 and while the first part was steep at times the scenery is so spectacular it’s worth it (I was 73 at the time). I wish we had taken the time to go to San Toribio, someone we walked with did and loved it...
  10. cherrys

    Peregrinos in the Capital District of NYS

    Hi. We,d love to get together with you. We live in Ballston Spa. PM me and I’ll give you my contact info. Thanks, Cherry
  11. cherrys

    Shoulder Strap Irritation

    Hi. I can sympathize. For all my backpacks other than the lightest most minimal tiny ones I have made covers out of microfiber towels. They are essentially tunnels that slip over the opened straps, somewhat covering the buckles as well since I find they irritate as well. They can be removed...
  12. cherrys

    Camino Phrases and Titles

    I hate that noise too, but I couldn’t walk without my poles. BUT I have big nobbly rubber tips on them all the time so as not to annoy anyone (or at least I certainly hope I don’t)
  13. cherrys

    Hiking Quotes - just for fun.

    I was just going to quote that as it’s one of my favorites and often though of on the Camino. Another, often thought of on the Norte is Dylan’s “Yes to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, Silhouetted by the sea, Circled by the circus sands, With all memory and fate...
  14. cherrys

    Has anyone ever walked principally at night?

    You said you were thinking about the CP. We just did the coastal from Porto, and I would think the combination of the boardwalks and the lack of tree cover could make for some beautiful sights out over the ocean, especially with a full moon. Buon caminho
  15. cherrys

    As Catedrais beach and routes

    Hi. We’re currently in Ferrol after doing the Portugues from Porto (more on that in another post). But having extra time on our hands want to do bits of the Norte we missed by heading to the Primativo last spring. We’re taking the ferry from Santander to Portsmouth on 10/10 so have a few days to...
  16. cherrys

    The new and cleaned up Cathedral

    Beautiful! When I arrived Oct ‘13 the scaffolding had just started. I’ve watched it creep across the face on two succeeding Camino (even finally managed the rooftop tour last spring). So this October I can’t wait to see it again. I’ll have a new picture for my home page. But then again I liked...
  17. cherrys

    Mud and more mud

    I remember that section before Tineo very well. We walked there May 2017, picking our way along the edge if possible. Then I stepped on a “dry” clump of grass only to find my ankle disappearing in the muck. The plus side? I was walking the Norte/Primativo in hiking sandals. So I just slogged...
  18. cherrys

    Camino in my local paper

    That is my favorite church on the camino. I would have given anything to have been there that day But on a slightly related note was able to hear a French choir practice in By far my favorite church on the camino. I would have loved to have been there that day. On a sideways note, I was lucky...
  19. cherrys

    Cycling sleeves for walking

    Hi - instead of a fleece jacket I take a fleece vest and fleece sleeves I made myself. Worked great as I had more flexibility. I used them both on the Frances last fall and the Norte/Primativo this spring. My husband uses the cut off legs of women's fleecey tights he bought in Astorga for E3...
  20. cherrys

    Sandals and rain ? Do I wear socks..... Portugues in two week's time !

    On the Norte/Primativo mid April-early June I wore sandals the entire way. I wore a lite sock most of the time, but also had merino wool socks if it was colder. I doubled the thin and the merino on some cold or wet days, and only one horribly wet and cold day did my feet feel a bit cold, but...

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