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[QUOTE="peregrina nicole, post: 99348, member: 6549"] Hi! I did the Primitivo last summer from Villaviciosa and this year from Lugo. I've posted 'live from the Camino Primitivo streams for both trips. I've read through all of the questions and answers from this stream and I think that I have most still in my head. Insects: No problem from what you would normally experience in Europe. Full hiking boots? For me: no. Mind you, I am a very experienced hill walker. Going out into the Scottish mountains, I would always have boots with ankle support. On the primitivo this is not necessary. The paths are like motorways for anyone who has walked in the hills in Scotland. What you do need are poles as these save your knees. While you are young and invincible not having poles seems like a good plan but once your body starts to wear down, your knees will thank you having used poles when you were younger and invincible. The Primitivo? I love it! For a start, you have to appreciate the history. This route is called the "primitivo" because this was "the" route before the French route was even created. As a result, the Camino takes you through lovely villages. However, as this is not a very popular route, it hasn't been affected by the comercialisation of the French route. I've met plenty of Camino Frances people who complain about the "comercialisation" of the route, but then I ask if any of them have set off with a full day's worth of food and water in their rucksacks. When I did the Primitivo last year, there was no food at San Ramon de Retorta or at As Seixas. The Xunta albergue at San Ramon has cooking equipment but no food. Nito, the person in charge of the new private albergue in San Ramon (O Candido) will provide food but this needs to be booked ASAP when you arrive as he goes to Lugo to prepare the food (for details see my "Live from the Primitivo" post. My best advice for the primitivo is to keep on top of recent develpments with regard to where the albergues are. As I had done the Primitivo before, I didn't to bother to update my information on what was happening at San Ramon. I showed up with food and a tent, just in case. Of course, there was an albergue privado. I had a wee chat with Nito and was given a single room. Nito was very helpful with giving me info on the the new albergue which I have included in my report on the [/QUOTE]
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