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Thanks, transmir, and everyone else who has posted to this thread. All of you have been very helpful. A change in my health has forced me to postpone my trip - next year, I hope. If I need further help I will start a new thread then. Best wishes to all - buen camino!
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Thanks, especially for the reference to gronze.com - that's a very useful site I hadn't seen yet.
One good thing: I don't have to decide now, so thanks for helping me keep this option open.
How was the weather?
I hate crowding, but I don't want to be alone all the time - how many...
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What worries me most about the main route is the comments I read about crowding, people unable to get a cot at a hostel, even as early as May.
What does one do then?
Should I go earlier? I suppose I could start as early as mid-March - what's it like then?
I am thinking of doing the Way in April-May 2014. I am a male, 70 years old, reasonably fit. I will be traveling alone. I plan to take six to eight weeks to complete the journey. The northern route sounds more my style, but I am concerned that there will not be places to stay so early in the...
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