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    Last minute decisons - fleece or puffer?

    Goodwill kit is great, wear spots, general damage, lost,, bin it.
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    Walking Feb 12/18

    I have that site bookmarked on my phone. Gronze.es has rough maps of the stages, more importantly has user reviews of places to stay, great site. Hope your planning is allowing you to feel comfortable. Where are joining the Way?
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    Walking Feb 12/18

    Hi Sanfordkatie The only plan so far is Feb/12 meeting Chaya and walking with her to Valcarlos. This is my 1st walk, don't know what to expect. At one point I had several walk schedules made up of distances and places to stay, that all went to the round filing cabinet. The red and yellow books...
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    Hats for a late winter Camino Frances

    Thanks for the info. I have a tweed bucket hat but above 15c a bit hot/sweaty. I was showing your blog to a friend just 2 hrs ago, snow and sun. Is the lamb at Cafe Iruna in Pampalona that good and filling?
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    Hats for a late winter Camino Frances

    Thanks, more of a hat guy. I am taking a wool toque but trying to get a handle on how much sun there will be.
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    Hats for a late winter Camino Frances

    Hello all Is a wide brimmed sun hat need for a feb/march Camino Frances? Is the danger ( ! ) of hats blowing off to be considered ?
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    Starting again

    Hello Paulh, I will be leaving SJPP Feb 12/18 and starting slow, looks like a couple of others are leaving SJPP at the same time ( see calendar ). May run into you. Wishing you a gentle walk. Bill
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    Pack help please.

    Super price, you have lots of time. Big Big pack. I have the exos 58 it is a big pack, lots of room so you can be lazy when packing. Have you organized your kit to see how much pack you need ?
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    Comment by 'Bill Anthony' in media 'Picasso in Pamplona'

    Is that a Canadian? The hat might be a clue.
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    Walking Feb 12/18

    feb 11/18 overnight in Bayonne, SJPP Monday, it all depends on the weather but might/planning to walk with Chaya that day to Valcarlos. My flight leaves Porto March 27, that is all I know.
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    Walking Feb 12/18

    Hoping all goes well, hoping the weather is gentle for you and might run into each other. Ultreia
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    Feb / March 2018

    Hope you have good weather, enjoy.
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    Sock protectors -- Only in Australia ???

    Have a look at Dirty Girl Gaiters, highly thought of in the thru hiking community. The product is from the states.
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    Feb / March 2018

    Great to see you are asking questions and doing the research. I went to a hiking store today to look at them, thoughtful design and large displays. The sales staff have high opinion of the Yaktrax.
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    basque beret, buying

    Thanks for the recommendation, this is the 2nd one for that store. Getting a beret, Boina, Txapela and a sim card in Pamplona, appears the whole day will be spent shopping and sight seeing in that city.
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