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The list looks good. I’d be thinking about 2 things: how much does it all weigh and is my backpack too big? My guess is you might be able to get away with. 38 l. pack or thereabouts. If the bag is too big, the weight will sit too low on your back. Have you tried, say, a 10 mile walk with the...
Just to toss in a couple more ideas. I'm a fan of the "Hiking Rev" on YouTube. He did the Pacific Crest Trail at 67, after he retired, and he has a ton of good advice, most of which is applicable to the Camino. I'm 70, so I'm especially careful when it comes to the joints. Anyhow, here's a...
A difficult question. I’ve done two Caminos, and this year’s will be the longest, from Le Puy to Muxía I hope. At 70 I wonder if the knees and ankles will hold up. I’ve been trying to answer for myself what “pilgrimage” means. Best I can do is that it is a journey to a holy place that both...
All the advice below on layering is excellent. I’m starting in Le Puy on Aug. 24 and finishing in Muxia in mid-November so may pick up some layers, if necessary, when I get into SJPP or Spain.
I have some of the same questions. We are from California and will be doing the Via Podiensis and then the Frances. So if you arrive in Spain on foot, after a month in France, do you need to fill out the SpTH form? What I'm getting from the website is that this applies only to air travelers...
My friend and I are planning to leave Le Puy on August 23 and arrive in Muxia in time to fly back to California on November 16. I am asking myself the same questions you are. I would love not to have to pack a bag between Le Puy and SJPP. Will probably take an ultra light quilt though. No...
I hoping to walk from Le Puy in 2022, September and October, and then the Frances. Any word about how the Via Podiensis is doing? Are masks ever required along Spanish routes? in the albergues?
A very interesting thread. It captures a very typical Camino conversation, I think. It starts when someone asks, "Why are you walking the Camino?" and among strangers who have gotten friendly, it's a very natural question to ask. The safest answer, and one I certainly have no trouble with, is...
I'm hoping to go from St. Jean to Muxia and back again, finishing in St. Jean around Halloween. So I'm especially interested in most of what these posts already discuss: open v. closed albergues and weather conditions. I'm wondering about hitting a really big snowfall between Roncevalles and St...
What to avoid on the Camino? Especially when it gets hot?
One year a friend I was with got food poisoning from a bad bocadillo. One year I got it from a cream puff. The doctor in Leon told me to avoid any pastry with dairy (I suppose, other than baked in butter).
Does anyone have any thoughts?
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