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  1. tomfriesen

    Fall Camino - Festivals & Holidays

    A festival that I have participated in three times (while hospitaleroing in Nàjera on the Camino Frances) takes place on November 15 and 16. There may be other activities in normal times but the fun part for pilgrims staying in the large municipal albergue, was the evening parade. Donning the...
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    LIVE from the Camino Update from the Nájera municipal albergue

    I was lucky enough to be hosted by Bruce and John when I checked into Nàjera on my way to walk to open Grañòn to reopen it for the first time in 20 months. They were doing a great job and I appreciated that they let pilgrims staying with them know that the parochial albergue here in Grañòn is...
  3. tomfriesen

    My packing list -- is it good? Would love feedback!

    I would focus more on supplies for the prevention side of blisters than the treatment. By that I mean bring vaseline to put on your feet before walking (or lamb's wool or foot glide, etc.). Spain is a modern country and the pharmacies are well stocked. They have a great blister bandage called...
  4. tomfriesen

    February Camino

    Be aware that the weather changes based on elevation as well. There are several sharp rises between Leon and Santiago and I would check with locals about conditions ahead at Rabanal (before the Cruz de Ferro) Villa Franca de Bierzo (before O Cebreiro), etc. I agree with the advice to layer up...
  5. tomfriesen

    Walking in winter

    My first camino commenced on Feb 22 and ended on March 21st in Santiago with three more days out to Finisterre. 2005 was the coldest winter in 60 years according to one tv report at the time. Layers were definitely necessary but as the weather warmed up, it was actually harder to walk. Walking...
  6. tomfriesen

    Camino April/May 2014 - where to be for Easter?

    Hello Marina, I have been lucky enough to spend three Easters in Spain. You should know that Holy Week is very special and very busy in Spain. The Spanish emphasize the agony of the crucifiction much more than the resurrection.They also emphasize their guilt and shame in Jesus' death so the...
  7. tomfriesen

    the hardest part

    The hardest part for me is getting on a plane and leaving Spain. The difficult stretches of the Camino I approach as poco a poco experiences that I will be dreaming about later. I swore that I would try to slow down (no more 40 km slogs to escape rocadores) and recently walking 18 to 25 kms with...

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