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  1. chook

    Solo Trek on the San Salvador- AMAZING!

    Post-VdlP and I'm thinking forwards to the next Spanish pilgrimage, your overview could not have appeared at a more appropriate moment. Many thanks with gratitude!!
  2. chook

    Stages for Vdlp

    Go for it Mary, you will not be disappointed! It's not as flat as you might imagine but worth every step.
  3. chook

    Phew it's hot!

    And finally I'm in Seville - with a heat-shimmering 40c today. I've now bumped departure out to Tuesday under the guise of seeing more of this beautiful city.... hmmm.... Who am I kidding???
  4. chook

    Cobbles, narrow roads, % of Hard Surface Roads

    Hi Jon, It's eleven years since I did the CF and two since the CP on to Finisterre, but my distinct recollection was how joyous it was to be on a 'soft' path which bore a more comfortable resemblance to the CF as opposed to the cobblestones before the Minho. I really couldn't hazard a...
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    Cobbles, narrow roads, % of Hard Surface Roads

    Hi Jon, Yes, there are millions of cobblestones and they are unforgiving, but so are many footsteps through an ordinary day at home. They will be balanced with lovely people, gorgeous countryside and a known reprieve on softer dirt from SdC to Finisterre. Live in the moment and enjoy your...
  6. chook

    dreadful walk,awful people,

    Will I be able to find a lightweight gargoyle on the VdlP this Autumn or will they be already taken?
  7. chook

    Camino Portugues advice

    I will be leaving Porto late May and speak no Portuguese or Spanish (except to ask for red wine) - non-verbal communication with universal gesture is my only hope. It got me by on the CF in 2005 so here's hoping again...

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