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    Is it crazy to bring a "nook"?

    I would bring one especially if walking one of the less popular routes. When I walked the Via de la Plata in 2008 there were so few pilgrims (I met 3 over the last 17 days from Salamanca to Santiago) that I was desperate for something to read. Virtually every night I was the only person in the...
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    Roughly how long does it take to walk from Le Puy to Santiag

    I did the Le Puy to Santiago walk in 54 days. 27 days from SJPP to Santiago. I could see where the first half might take longer given al lot of steep ascents and descents for the first week or so out of Le Puy. The other factor is that you might not be in as good shape at the beginning and this...
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    What was the least favorite section of the Le Puy route?

    I quite enjoyed walking the Le Puy route over 27 days to SJPP in the spring of 2011. Although I would have to review my journal to find the specific stages the worst parts were the long sections where I spent most of the day walking on tarmac. There were a few day where I would estimate the more...
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    Mary Kimpton Memorial Cairn

    When I first walked the Camino France in 2007, I spent a few moments remembering Canadian pilgrim, Mary Kimpton at the cairn that marked the place where she was killed by a car near Estella in 2002. When I walked that section again in 2011, I noticed that the Spanish authorities had built an...
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    Via de la Plata in October

    I walked the Via de la Plata in the fall of 2008. Left Sevilla on October 6 when the temperature was about 30C. Had several huge thunderstorms with local flooding over the next 2 weeks. By the time I got to Salamanca the low temperature was below freezing. I walked into a strong headwind in...
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    Class of 2011

    I'm starting my Camino in Le Puy-en-Velay on April 26. Looking forward to meeting other members of the forum along the way. Buen Camino
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    Class of 2011

    I'm getting into Camino mode as I make my way to Europe in two days, visit family in Germany and then make my way to Le Puy en Velay via Lyon. The plan is to start Camino number 3 from Le Puy on April 26. Hope to meet other forum members along the way.
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    Looking for some information

    Hi Ange, this website has been very informative, especially for someone that knows diddly about cell phones. Does anyone know where I can buy a cell phone within the following parameters? I arrive in Lyon late at night (11:15) by air but I have a little bit of time before my train leaves from...
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    Looking for some information

    Hi Janet! I didn't use a phone on my first two Caminos. In fact I found it quite annoying when other peregrinos were using theirs. Of course there aren't too many people on the Via de la Plata in October or November. I was usually the only resident at the albergues. I got a little concerned...
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    Reasons for walking the Camino

    I walked my first Camino starting in SJPP in 2007. Initially it was for the challenge but it soon became spiritual. I consider it one of the best things that I have done in my life. After returning home I soon began planning my next walk for the following year; however this time I decided to use...
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    Looking for some information

    Thanks for all the information. I'm still not sure that I will switch over to the Camino del Norte wken I get to the Pyreneese Mountains. I have another question (not sure if it belongs here or in the "Miscllaneous" forum). Reluctantly I am strongly considering having a cell phone for the...
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    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    http://caminodesantiago2007wiesner.blogspot.com/ http://viadelaplata-2008.blogspot.com/ (this is currently under construction. 24 days of the 35 day walk are in the blog. I expect to have the rest completed in the next week or so. Hans Wiesner
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    Looking for some information

    I am walking the Le Puy route to Santiago this spring. Having walked the Camino Frances starting in STPDP in 2007 I am thinking of switching from the Via Podensis to the Camino del Norte at some point (rather than rewalking the 2007 route). Any views on a good point to transition? Is there a...

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