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    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    Wishing you a successful operation, a speedy recovery and many more Camino trips, @davebugg
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    Official new alternative route from Boimorto to Lavacolla

    My wife and I stayed at the Twin Pines in September 2022. We found the Dutch owner to be very friendly and helpful. He cooked a lovely dinner for the 8 of us staying. Our room was very spacious and comfortable. While we ate dinner the huge TV was on with the news programme running and they...
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    Seven days of walking in France prior to St. Jean de Pied Port

    Tom, Why not join the GR65 at Air-sur-l'Adour and walk straight through to Pamplona? The week walking through the foothills on the GR65 would get you into fine fettle for the climb over the Pyrenees. The countryside is beautiful, in fact everything is beautiful there. I recommend the Miami...
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    Food before Herbon diversion

    @rainswift a quick scan at Pontecesures in Apple Maps indicates that there is an Eroski supermercado, several cafes and at least one other food emporium within a couple of hundred metres of the centre. I know what you mean about the research and planning process. It seems to me that what you...
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    Nativity in Santiago

    What an incredible piece of devotional work. Thanks, Jeff
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    Clarification of new entry rules in Oct 24.

    I have just read all of this thread and my brain hurts. Obviously I can only speak for me, I am going to wait and watch. I worked in IT for 40 years and I have a healthy scepticism regarding any dates published by government agencies. Merry Christmas to you all
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    LIVE from the Camino @TiedyeAT on the Camino Francés

    Oh my goodness, what wonderful pictures you create with your words. What memories you have brought back for me. Buen camino!
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    Cobblestones and Setts

    I think the issue is that cobblestones/setts can become quite slippery when wet which poses a challenge. You are of course quite right, walking on them for any length of time kills your feet. I have been wearing Meindl trail shoes for 8 or 9 years and they help, but only a bit.
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    Cobblestones and Setts

    As so many cyclists competing in races in northern France and Belgium will happily attest.
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    Hands up! Where are forum members from?

    In any case, Donal, Ireland is firmly in Europe. :)
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    TGV full on 12 Sep 2023

    Ah, that will be Fiji v Wales, the last match of this weekend.
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    Hiiker GPX maps are free

    Hi @dbier, I agree with pretty much all of the foregoing. I used the Buen Camino app last year for the 2nd half of the Norte from Ribadesella and found it to provide all the information that I really needed, including tracking my progress in real time against the camino route shown against a...
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    My Camino ended a few hours ago sadly, need to get back to UK asap

    So sorry for your loss! We had to bail from the Norte on day 1 of the 2nd half (Ribadesella) in 3019 when my mother died unexpectedly. Thanks to COVID it was 2022 when we were able to resume, but the Camino was there for us, as it will be for you when you able/ready. May your father rest in...
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    LIVE from the Camino Walking the Norte Trail: Journey Interrupted and Resumed

    Caroline and I walked from Irun to Ribadesella in 2018 and your description brought back so many great memories. That first day to San Sebastian can be pretty challenging. Buen Camino
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    Travel companies

    I should add that we walked from Oviedo in 2017. It is still more or less my favourite. Just watch the profile for each day. Some days feature a lot of descent and ascent
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    Travel companies

    I believe someone mentioned cost savings in organising everything yourself. I did a comparison about 10 years ago when my wife and I were walking the Le Puy route in stages to Santiago. I calculated that it would cost 3 times more to use a company providing the managed service. I carry my own...
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    My VldP celebrity sighting

    Nonchalant on the outside but burning with modest pride in the inside, I’ll wager.
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    Santarem Hostel closed

    I’m very sorry to hear this, Mario. Caroline and I stayed with you in 2015 and loved it. I hope a solution can be found to avoid closing.
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    Weather!

    I eventually settled on eltiempo.es for our trip in August/September to complete the Norte from Ribadesella. It seemed pretty reliable.
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    Albergue de Peregrinos Santa Ana

    It’s cooler too. We have always found it easier to get started in the cool if the day starting at sunrise. Gives time for a beer in the shade at the end :)

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