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One comment about this topic - I have found that the Gortex version of a shoe runs slightly smaller inside the shoe than the non-Gortex version because of the added Gortex layer. Despite my previous comment supporting non-Gortex on the Camino, I...
You are correct for most of the way. When we walked the CP Coastal in April/May 2022 there were parts of the boardwalk that had sand drifted to the top of the posts holding the rope railings, about 3+ feet in 2 or three areas for about 10 feet...
Was walking the Portuguese at the same time! It was saturating haha.
The rain poured from above and because the ground was so sodden, and with nowhere else to go, you had to walk shin deep in water with shoes on.
Yes, the non goretex let the...
like so many security checkpoints it is not consistent. Departing from Madrid we only needed to show the digital pictures but departing Santiago they wanted the paper cards, which was easy enough since they just printed them at the ticket...
Of course you must be too young.
I know the Renfe site can be a little, shall we say wonky. It doesn't really display in the languages you select since they do seem to post "picture" or PDF content which is never translated so you get some...
I used my amex at the Renfe site without notifying anyone. Amex doesn't require notification, I spoke with them direct years ago, but Visa and Mastercard like to know where you are traveling. Not sure about the others.
We did get our first card at a train station. We renewed them on line. The link is buried in the Renfe site but this should get you there: Renfe Senior discount information
I am sure you can get as many opinions as there are people. So all I can say is I choose not to wear gortex . My last camino, October 23, I wore Hoka Speedgoat 5 NON gortex. It rained for 7 days straight. I thought I might need fins and...
Agree. I brought 2 pair of Ex Officio briefs on camino #1. Bought a three pack of their Give-N-Go boxer briefs for camino #2 on hiking in the mountains. I bought the three pack from Costco for just a hair more than one of the briefs from an...
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