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  1. cableseller

    Disappointed with my hiking shoes

    My merrells got so soaked the last 3 days on the way to Santiago. Hated putting on wet boots. Ended up buying a pair in Santiago to save my feet!!!
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    LIVE from the Camino La Faba or O'Cebreiro?

    Stay at Venta Celta in OC. Its a wonderful place and run by some nice ladies
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    Google street view

    I will admit that i did curse a bit when i found those steps at the end of the bridge.
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    Reasons for walking the Camino

    As i walked along this September a conversation turned to "why". My fellow walker from Washington DC simply passed on "you come to the camino to find one thing and instead find another".
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    private rooms in albergues

    My group of friends who did the Camino in September opted for the private rooms for a variety of reasons. 25-30 seemed the going rate. We still met up with lots of people and enjoyed the comraderie of the Camino
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    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    my advice on shoes is buy a VERY waterproof model. The three days we walked in pouring rain were very tough when i put on wet boots in the AM
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    What issues arise when walking with a companion?

    Having recently completed Astorga to Santiago with two college buddies heres my experience. They were the hares and had a much faster natural pace than me (the turtle aka el tortuga). What worked for us was a predetermined stopping point. I would arrive dusty and tired and find them at a cafe...
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    For us sloooow walkers only!

    Finished in Santiago a week ago today with my 2 college friends. Every day we separated as the "hares" had a much faster pace and would meet up at our designated spot to spend the night. The newly designated "El Tortuga aka The Turtle" would mosey along and have a grand ole time. Some days it...
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    For us sloooow walkers only!

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    Which ONE book to bring?

    I leave next Friday and have also been back and forth on bringing a book. Will probably depend how the "weigh ins" go this week.
  11. cableseller

    My Camino. Your Camino

    Great thoughts. I almost feel like i have read too much. Leaving next week and will be spending the remaining days trying to get that pack light as possible.
  12. cableseller

    How do people 60-and-over plan their Camino?

    Next week at 59 and creeping quickly towards 60 myself and my two college friends start our first Camino. Having read the trail think most points covered but will report back when the "Lost Boys" return on anything to add.
  13. cableseller

    You know you're a pilgrim(or soon to be) when...

    You feel like you are waiting in Times Square for the ball to drop so you can begin...... 10 days and counting now for numero uno
  14. cableseller

    Missing the camino

    Paddy I leave in a couple weeks to do my first Camino. Also starting in Astorga. How long did it take you to get to Santiago?
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    Philadelphia PA, Any Newbie Pilgrims?

    I live out in Chester County/West Chester area and next month (9/16) start a work dictated length of pilgrimage from Astorga to Santiago. Will be traveling with my college room-mates from Loyola University in LA. 59 going on 60 so will probably be traveling in the slow lane. Love to be part of a...
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