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I am not saying it doesn't happen.
But it happens very rarely. I hear talk about lack of beds every day, and then in the evening there are still beds available.
Just saw two pilgrims walk into the albergue I stay at this night, right now...
I haven’t got a copy of Wise Pilgrim’s current iteration of the app and so I’ve no idea what the variance you’re referring to is. I do know what my daily walking limit is and so usually target something around 2/3rds of that. I like margins.
I...
Shoes: You're fine. Forget the shoe liners unless they improve the fit.
Rain jacket: Stand in the shower with your proposed rain shell on and see if that works for you. I suspect it will not. The decision for you is actually whether to get...
The one point I would disagree with you on, my friend, is the race for a bottom bunk. Tonight at the municipal in Viana, I got the last bottom bunk at 2 pm; the upper bunks are still not full (7:30 pm). One place I tried in Estella yesterday had...
In Los Arcos. 26C and rising to 28 in the afternoon. Sunny Spain… Do not envy late walkers. This stretch although fairly flat, can be a hard one, so to speak. Weather forcast is splendid for the next days. Enjoyin a cana in town square. Will go...
I am 68 and walked solo Porto to Santiago. I got so much wrong, but so much right too. I had trained - somewhat.
I began 27 March in run up to Easter and walked into terrible weather on Coastal route. Poncho ripped in the 40 kms wind day one...
Such a beautiful, thoughtful thread William - thank you for posting it.
I can say a wholehearted “yes” to your first two questions and for the third, see who I am, under my avatar.
Like so very many on this Forum, I think about the Camino in a...
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