• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Advanced search…

Recent content by Allan Morris

  1. Allan Morris

    Possible explanation of why some of us do multiple Caminos or the same Camino multiple times

    I've done the full francais 3 times. The first time with a friend who was on his second trip. It was a great experience so 2 years later I did it with my wife. Again a great experience, but a little different. I had always wondered what it would be like to do alone so three years ago I did it...
  2. Allan Morris

    Tsawwassen Camino Training

    Sorry Joan I did not get back to you. I had no trouble getting to Roncesvalles, in fact was one of the first 30 people to sign in to the albergue. I also had no blisters or muscle injuries. I was a bit stiff the next day. I walked with a young lady from New Zealand who was quite fit but had not...
  3. Allan Morris

    cell phone on camino frances

    I did the Camino this year with a cell phone. I bought a data plan from Orange. I'd recommend Moviestar over Orange if I went again. Orange has very little store support on the Camino and everything is in Spanish. The reason I got a data plan was that most wifi was quite slow because of the...
  4. Allan Morris

    Sock recommendations?

    I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. I've walked 3 Camino's from St Jean. The first Camino, based on advice, I used a Wigwam merino/silk blend with liner socks. I got blisters on my little toe and heels the first 2 days. I ditched the liners, the blisters healed and I used the blend socks to the end...
  5. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    I'll watch for you both but you will likely get to the albergue before me. Maybe we will meet at the pilgrim dinner if we go to the same one. Al
  6. Allan Morris

    Tsawwassen Camino Training

    Hi Joan, and anyone else in Vancouver who is training. I am going to do a walk of about 25km tomorrow from Burnaby lake parking lot at the Rugby club. I'll leave at 8:00am. It will take 6 - 7 hours. It will include walking to the end of the lake, using a trail with a couple of blocks of...
  7. Allan Morris

    St Jean to Roncesvalles in a day, or stop at Orisson?

    My thoughts is that it is really up to you. I've done the whole thing 2 times and walk again in 2 weeks . My wife and a friend did the Valcarlos route the first time, then she went with me over the top the second. We are in our 60's. She found both hard, and was very tired after doing the...
  8. Allan Morris

    Tsawwassen Camino Training

    Hi, I live in New Westminster. I will be starting in SJPDP on Aug. 23. I walked in 2009 and 2011. For those I did a lot of training with other people all around including doing the grind 1 or 2 times a week, Hollyburn, Buntzen, etc. This year I have stayed closer to home doing most of my...
  9. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    Cynthia, don't over analyse what I was suggesting. My post was to someone who was walking 7 km per day each day. That is much less than you are doing. 12.4 miles is 20 km. You are doing well, especially if you are walking that every day. Your body needs a day of rest through the training...
  10. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    You might want to insert a few longer days, with some hills. The walk from STJPDP is a fairly hard uphill and long, depending on where you end up the first night. The walk to Roncevalles is a long tough day. I walk most days, with or without my pack but for example, I probably over did it but I...
  11. Allan Morris

    Musical instruments on the Camino

    In 2009 in late August, I met a young pilgrim from Estonia, Adam. With the help of a Spaniard, he bought a cheap guitar early in the walk (Pamploma I think) and started walking and playing it. I would often pass him either walking and playing or just sitting on the side, playing. It turns out...
  12. Allan Morris

    Safety Pins for Hanging Clothes on Rucksack

    The only thing I needed to pins for were my socks. Although my Dry Fit clothes dry relatively quickly, sometimes to socks are still a bit damp. Damp socks can lead to blisters. Therefore, if the socks felt damp, I pin them to the pack and let them dry thoroughly as you walk in sun the next day...
  13. Allan Morris

    Reservations?

    I did the Camino Frances in 2009 and 2011. I found I did not really need reservations until about Sarria and in the big cities. First, I walked in late August and September to give you a time frame. Second I generally felt I wanted a Pension or Hostal in the big cities so I could get a good...
  14. Allan Morris

    Transitioning from trail shoes to trail boots?

    I recommend getting a good fitting trail shoe, but make sure they have a stiff Vibram sole. It is the sole which will protect you when on rocky root filled paths. Anything lighter tends to buckle and twist. The fit and lacing pattern should match your foot. Some people like trail shoes, others...
  15. Allan Morris

    What technology are YOU using on the Camino?

    I have walked the Camino in 2009 and 2011. Each day we searched out where we could find a computer with internet connection to check e-mails, e-mail loved ones and occasionally skype loved ones. I had a Spanish cheap cell phone to call a ahead for a reservation for the next day if we wanted to...
See more

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Latest posts

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top