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    LIVE from the Camino live from the Frances

    Congradulations ben im envious of you but its heartfelt as i know its a great acheivement to what you have done and you have endured every type of weather there has been. I saw on the news rain is due to hit spain again in next day or two, enjoy santiago the cathedral is magnificent--treat...
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    The elusive light weight Camino

    I think a 1st aid kit is essential , your feet are under pressure and u never know when u will have a cut or a heat rash or blisters
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    hello from the camino

    Thanks everybody for all your kind thoughts and i have thought why it happened as 40k a day is well within stamina abilities and still time to go out every late afternoon evening for a few drinks/ chats food I have torn ligaments in my right ankle twice in my life and i spent lots of money...
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    hello from the camino

    Thanks falcon you may be right , i dont know, my legs felt great , 40k is no bother but maybe my lower left leg felt the strain as the camino is over rough terrain, 10k on my back it didnt feel much after a few days, start slow and get into a good walking rhythm after 10k. Im a postman in...
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    LIVE from the Camino live from the Frances

    Good luck ben have fun and as you say stay warm n dry, the meseta is cold enough also and there are long journeys between shelters, have plenty of provisions with you. You are doing well and i will keep logging in here to see your progress good luck
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    hello from the camino

    If i fell i could explain it but i didnt twist my ankle or fall , i think on the steep rocky decline of atapuerca i strained a tendon or a ligament around my left ankle area--judging by sillydoll i made a wise choice in abandoning--snow on ocebreiro after snow/rain and muck, its a tough time for...
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    hello from the camino

    Alas bad news i hurt my foot on the slopes of atapuerca , well its the only place i could have done damage as i have been careful where i stepped. My foot is badly swollen and i have decided to abandon the camino and return home It is still cold even on the meseta . when tempertures could be 24...
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    water sources on route

    there are plenty fuentes on route but keep topping up. One scary thing though i had a bath at my hostel in logrono and the water was browny, be careful with tap water
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    hello from the camino

    well i have made it to belorado on schedule , its tough but people are happy and wishing buen camino. Its still wet n cold, its wierd actually for 2 hours you could get burnt with the breeze and then today ran into a mini storm at vilamayor del rio. I reckon peoples enemy number 1 is the mud ...
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    hello from the camino

    What a start to my camino, arrived in sjpp and got a taxi from bayonne courtesy of the bus company because the bus was full, the train still isnt running. SJPP is beautiful but we got a wet welcome. Crowds are small enough to be honest. There is snow on the route de napoleon so that route is...
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    Fear

    I read a lot of posts and some relate to me and some dont, FEAR related to me today. I was on the sofa with my boxer dog SAM this morning and thought about himSAM going to kennels today for 26 days while im walking the camino. I have had some family trauma of late and the thought of SAM being...
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    Can my wife accompany me by bus?

    The one thing that hit me reading the post was pure eternal love. One person gets a awful lot out of the walk and the camino but their partner wishes to accompany them and expiereience it in their own way while unable to do all the walking Well done to all concerned and long love and...
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    Over the Pyrenees

    That croagh patrick was so cold at the top when i went up , i went up n down in 2 hours i was amazed to hear some do croagh patrick in under 1 hour. Im looking forward to pyrenees and O 'Cebeiro
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    weather in spain

    Im starting tuesday may 4th , i checked the forecast for pamplona nd burgos next 10 days and it looks showery every day and not too warm. Can anyone confirm the spanish weather being like ireland at home lol? thanks
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    Flights in Europe/UK - need to book in advance?

    Ryanair are not cheap as time gets closer to your departure date, as previous poster said book early its cheaper, if you have a day to spare what harm enjoy santiago and the hospitality

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