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    What clothes to wear at night?

    I did the CF in the fall last year. Like you, I wanted light, so I took no nightwear. Next day's clothes works really well. You do NOT need a sleeping bag. I took a thickish all cotton sleeping bag liner, and it was brilliant. On the couple of high country cold nights that I struck, the...
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    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    I did the whole CF Sept-October last year, from New Zealand. 1/ Pants. Hiking shops have long pants with zip off legs. Brilliant, and one is all you need. But I did take boxer shorts for when laundering the main pants, and as emergency underpants. 2/ Water. ALL tap water in Spain is safe. Buy...
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    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    As someone who has just finished the CF, my answers are: A marvelous invention is pants with zip off legs. That is all I took. Cold morning, legs on until the heat gets up. Then sit down for a moment, unzip the legs, and you are on your way. Shoes: I had a near new pair of Salomon. Not boots...
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    Packing shake down requested - Camino Frances - Oct/Nov

    I am currently day 16 on the C Frances. I brought a thickish cotton sleeping bag liner only. It is absolutely adequate. Most pilgrims have a sleeping bag, but they are too hot in these warm albergues. So they open the bags and use them as quilts, or sometimes just lie on top. A bag is an...
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    Charging phones/watch/earbuds

    I am on day 5 after leaving Roncesvalles. Every accommodation I have been in has very numerous power points. If you have a charger with the standard EU plug, I can not see that you will have a problem.
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    About SIM cards and accommodation

    I am a week into the hike, Pamplona tonight. My Orange Sim, bought and fitted in Paris, is operating faultlessly. When I crossed into Spain, the phone failed for a few minutes. Suddenly an error came upn error

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