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    LIVE from the Camino VDLP update feb 2024

    Hi all I started the VDLP in September 2022 I walked to Caceres but became ill and came home after a couple of weeks of rest I went back to Ourense to join the group I had met up with earlier but they had managed to walk all of the way. I finished with them in Santiago but I have a huge gap from...
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    Via de la Plata or Norte?

    Hi returned from the Via de la Plata in October it is a greatly different walk and experience, first of all its very Spanish locals do not understand other languages, all meal, bar and shop times are for locals. You will be able to get a coffee and toast usually early around 6.30 or 7 as the...
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    VDLP - Salamanca to Santiago - 8th of September

    I start in Seville on the 5th September temperature for the first week forecast shows start of around 18 in the early morning moving up to 31 in the mid afternoon. We have had some hot weather in the UK this year and I trained with my back pack in 34 plus heat so I hope its been enough for me...
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    Via del la Plata in early Sept - who else will be there.

    Thanks for all your comments I was 70 in May so I am younger than some of you and older than most. I don't regard my walk as written in stone but is merely what I thought possible having looked at my previous walks as you all know the Camino provides and enables you to do what need to do. The...
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    Via del la Plata in early Sept - who else will be there.

    Hi I am planning some big walks and hope to be complete in around 33 days I have combined a number of stages that look shorter but its still a good call. I have a little lee way but start walking on the 5th and want to be back in the Uk for the 7th October ,home for my daughters birthday.
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    Via del la Plata in early Sept - who else will be there.

    I start out on the 5th of September it will be my 4th Camino 2 x French way 1x Portugues way from Lisbon. I see this as much the same as when I walked the Portugues way, I did it at the same time of year and it can be hot mid day and afternoon, but many of the mornings were cool and ideal for...
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    Albergues open on norte route april/may 2022

    Wow thanks for your updates, I have just checked out some accomodation on the Norte and its not looking good Albergue's booked up in San Sebastion other accomodation very expensive accomodation its not a pilgrims route any more they want holiday makers for the prices being charged, I will have...
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    September 1 starting from Irun doing el Norte

    Hi Billy I may be one day ahead of you I fly out on the 29th August and start walking on the 30th, Have walked Frances twice and Portuguese once and like you I am getting older missed out walking these last few years due to Covid , you loose a bit of fitness and add a bit of weight by not doing...
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    Norte in March 2022

    Hi I have had to delay my start to later in the year now, I have recieived a foot injury which had stopped my prep. Hopefully I will be fully fit and free of injury when I start, its a long walk if you start out with something a miss.
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    Norte in March 2022

    Hey, ich werde voraussichtlich den Camino ab dem 07. März beginnen. Das Wäre mein erster Camino und ich bin ein bisschen unsicher, ob ich wirklich so unvorbereitet/ungeplant einen Camino bestreiten sollte. Ich bin erst 20 und es würde perfekt in meine Semesterferien passen. Hat jemand von euch...
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    Norte in March 2022

    Hi I think you may have crossed wires on the Norte Route I was recently on a Zoom meeting with Dave Whitson who wrote the Camino Norte Guide book and his only concern was that it may be wet and windy and that under the circumstances a pancho was not a good idea but other than that he did not...
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    Norte in March 2022

    Hi I think you mean bag transfers but no I have always carried mine all the way. I do know there is a service on the route though and I would have thought that any Alberge/Hostel would be able to sort it out for you as they are all brilliant and helpful. If you mean the ferry across the...
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    From Bilbao airport to train station (Camino del Norte)

    Thank you a few good options available, will have my back pack of course so will depend on my train time and the link to get to it but lots of option.
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    From Bilbao airport to train station (Camino del Norte)

    Thank you for the information.

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