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  1. Rich Jones

    Newbie Packing List

    Just so people are aware, the latest edition of the brierley guide (jan 2014) is advertised on amazon as being reduced weight. Quite what it's been reduced to, and how, I'm not sure. Still, I do think it's worth the weight!
  2. Rich Jones

    Suggested guide book?

    I do agree with you in many areas, that being open to whatever may come is possibly the ideal way to experience the camino. But I don't think having a book filled with useful (and sometimes interesting!) information should stop it being an adventure or voyage of discovery. During my first camino...
  3. Rich Jones

    Anyone need footwear/foot advice?

    I'd recommend lanacane anti-friction cream as opposed to Vaseline, precisely because it leaves no residue while your feet do become noticeably smoother to the touch. I moved onto vaseline as I'd run out of lanacane and couldn't find any more in Spain. If you're going to use vaseline, then only...
  4. Rich Jones

    Suggested guide book?

    Thank you so much, Tia! Am I right in thinking that the Cicerone guide book also includes the guide for the way to finisterre?
  5. Rich Jones

    Anyone need footwear/foot advice?

    I took a tube of lanacane anti friction gel with me last year to use on my feet before I put my socks on. Once this ran out I used Vaseline, but found this a bit messy and sticky in comparison. I'd use very thin toe socks as my liners with a pair of lightweight running socks over the top. A...
  6. Rich Jones

    Leaving tomorrow!

    Buen camino!! :)
  7. Rich Jones

    Suggested guide book?

    Hi guys, I'm planning on tackling the del Norte next summer and looking to get a guide book fairly soon. Anyone have any advice as to which might be good to buy, and any you'd really recommend not to use? I used the Brierley guide for my Camino Frances last year, but unfortunately there does...
  8. Rich Jones

    Class of 2015

    Hi, having walked the camino Frances last summer from 21st July through to 24th august I never felt like it was too busy. Sure, there were a lot of people, and albergues could be crowded, but I personally enjoyed meeting such a fabulous variety of people from all around the world. I still...
  9. Rich Jones

    Class of 2015

    Hi to all you eager caminoists!! I walked my first Camino, from SJPDP to Santiago in July/August 2013, and plan to return to Northern Spain twice next year, 2015. The first time will be to take a group of 12 sixth formers from Astorga to Santiago over 11 days in late June/early July. I work at...
  10. Rich Jones

    Crowding on the Camino del Norte

    Having completed the Camino Frances last July/August, I'm hoping to tackle the Camino del Norte at the same time of year 2015. Working in a UK school, this is the only time of year I can make the entire route in one go, so have no option to go at another time of year. I'm hoping the albergues...
  11. Rich Jones

    Most challenging sections on the Camino Frances

    That was also a difficult morning for me, but mainly because I had a mini migraine the evening before and, predictably, felt both exhausted and completely removed from the people I was walking with. Battling internally with a throbbing headache and desperately trying to push my body through the...

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