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    Speaking French on the Le Puy Route

    Roamer, I am walking the Le Puy to Santiago route next year. My French is OK however should I have any problems coordinating accommodations along the way I will be most happy to ask for help from the people where I am staying the day(s) before for help. I have read a great deal about the...
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    Class of 2018

    that would be great. there is a great Facebook group for the Le Puy section. It is called - Way of St James - Via Podiensis - Chemin du Puy-en-Velay. Lots of great info there. I am starting from Le Puy en Velay on 4 May. Not sure if I am staying on the CF route after Pamplona or not. Depends...
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    AA meetings on camino?

    TJB, I use something to the effect that it is not good for my health and I never get questioned on that.
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    AA meetings on camino?

    Gena, I am a friend of Bob - you'll understand. I walked the Camino in 2013 and those Camino friends close to me understood why I did not partake in the enjoyment of wine and or beer along the way. While I had many years of abstinence there is always the temptation, that I appreciate. Never had...
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    Camino Frances Daily Mileage

    30 days was my time however I would recommend taking more time. it went by sooooo fast. The journey is an amazing experience. Buen Camino to you both.
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    Do I Need Sleepingbag In May?

    I walked 25 May - 23 Jun 2013. I carried a very lightweight sleeping bag (good from 3 degrees Celsius) and was very happy that I did. People forget that much of the Camino Frances is walked on a plateau and not a sea level making some evening very cool and sometimes outright cold. Yes to the...
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    Wearing Your Camino Boots On Airplane

    I did, size 11. Just made sure I took them off once I got onboard the flight (too warm for that length of flight).
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    Class of 2018

    I plan to walk the Le Puy to Santiago route in mid-May - mid-July 2018. I walked the Camino Frances route in 2013. Great fun, great friendships made.
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    ADVICE: Returning to real life after the Camino?

    many of the suggestions above are ones I utilised as well post my Camino in May-June 2013. I work hard to maintain the positive energy that was all over me on the Camino. Lastly as mspath said assist others in planning their Caminos and plan for your next one. I am returning in May - July 2018...
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    Safe to drink the tap water?

    I found the water either via the tap or Fuentes on Camino Frances to be amazing. You'll have no problem with water in Spain.
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    Advice for day 1

    My advice. Relax in St. Jean PdP. Meet some fellow pilgrims and walk up the hill in the morning after a great night of sleep.
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    I don't want to just be an 'Extra' in someone else's Camino...

    Doug, that spacing is exactly how I found it as well in May/Jun 2013. Still a highlight time of my life.
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    How to know if you're ready?

    One is never alone on the Camino unless you want to be. There is almost always someone within 5 minutes of you to say hi or Buen Camino.
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    Is our backpack big enough

    I walk the Camino Frances in May/June 2013 with a 30L pack. It was plenty big enough, bigger is not necessarily required but as you will find, each of us has a different opinion.
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    Top Five Things I Hate About (returning from) the Camino…

    Or the fact that I can't wait to do it again and again
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