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    Californian walks Camino

    Kind of preaching to the choir.
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    With an injury, is it better to keep walking or stop?

    This is perfect advise, when it comes to injuries or what turns out to be just pain a person needs to make an informed decision. To ignore it will not make it go away, too many people think this way.
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    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    Mine is; http://www.bhcamino2010.blogspot.com
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    Dereck Bishton's own journey

    He should have done a quick fact check at San Juan de Ortega, they provide Garlic soup, not Onion.
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    Back from Camino and thinking of Appalachian Trial

    Hi Nalod, I could have written this post last year. Like you when I returned from my Camino I was not ready to finish walking and the Appalachian Trail seems like a great journey. Time has tempered these thoughts however. I read the book by Bill Bryson and highly recommend it, it gives a great...
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    Hospitalera Oct. 16-31, 2011 Santo Domingo de la Calzada

    Congratuations on your assignment! That was my favorite alburgue, I remember the Canadian hospitaleros well. If I ever go through training that would be at top of my list, also somewhere in Galicia would be great to serve. Altreya, Barry
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    What is the one albergue you would avoid?

    Jpflvin beat me to it! I second avoiding the municipal in Najera! I experienced the cold water shower, hospitlero assigning bunks, I ended up in the middle of the room, no where near the windows and there is no air conditioning. Najera itself was a nice place with a beautiful riverwalk with lots...
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    Camino Frances 2012: May-June too busy?

    Hi Marian, I'm from the U.S. too (San Diego), I walked the Camino last year during the period you're thinking about and did not experience any problems regarding crowding or anything related to that even though it was the holy year and a lot more people were walking. Though the last leg was more...
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    Getting dressed, best time of day to walk, cold legs?

    Looks like you got some great answers, I saw a few women that used a light weight sarong (sounds redundant) to wear around to the shower and in the alburgue. I guess it could also serve you well about anytime.
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    Keeping in contact with fellow travelers??

    It's good you are thinking about this, a lot of people that travel together end up having a different walking pace. More than likely your daughter will meet people her age and want to walk with them and you'll meet people you want to walk with. What worked for me and friends I made along the way...
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    Sleeping bag or just liner for Camino in May to reduce weigh

    Randi, gotta admit that's a good amount of weight, I'm impressed! I started my Camino last year with 20 kg's, I carried that from St Jean to Pamplona via Orisson, there were a couple of Korean gentlemen I walked with who kept saying, you are a strong man! LOL I sent home about 6 kgs from...
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    From Santiago to Biarritz or Madrid on return

    I recommend Madrid too, it just opens up all your options like the other board members said. I took a direct flight from Santiago to Madrid, there are buses, though they can be uncomfortable from what I heard from friends I met along the way and heard from later, after the freedown of the Camino...
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    Buen Camino

    Hi jacqui, I'll reaffirm what camino-david said, you won't have problems finding a place to stay, I walked last year during the Holy year from May 22 to June 23 and didn't have a problem, the only place I had reservations were in St Jean and Orisson, for the most part I stayed in alburgues but...
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    Sleeping bag or just liner for Camino in May to reduce weigh

    Yes, water is heavy, a gallon weighs 8.35 lbs, a little something I learned when getting my degree in Fire Science.
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    Second thoughts

    If there is ever a question on why people come to this board for advise, the advise in this thread says it all. Everyone of you spoke from your heart, giving advise that in it's own way will help heal the soul. Everybody comes to the Camino with some type of life baggage, the beauty of the...
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