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    Time to get through Madrid Airport Passport control queues/Covid checks?

    I cannot help regarding the delays in getting through the airport but having once made that connection I can recommend that you have an advance purchase and a reserved seat on the bus.
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    Is my daily average goal too ambitious?

    You are already in good enough shape to walk the CF in 28 days and your fitness will improve as you go. When I was 61 it was not difficult to complete the CF from SJPP in 30 days with a rest/tourist day in Burgos. I look back on that first camino wishing I had taken 7 to 10 days longer. The...
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    Things I'd bring, who cares about the weight

    I always bring a heating coil / immersion heater plus a few packages of cup-a-soup. At the end of an exhausting day it is a simple and delicious meal.
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    Cruz de Ferro

    When I think of all the stones brought to the cross and left there the emotions associated with that spot are overwhelming but I cannot help but wonder if all the stones that were left there remain there. Does the pile not become dangerous or unmanagable? Are the stones we brought from Canada in...
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    Planning the Camino Frances: Starting during Easter Weekend 2022 from SJPP

    While it was many years ago now we started from SJPP early in the morning of Palm Sunday. The day was heavy with clouds and a mist that turned to snow as we approached Roncesvalles. The Napoleon route was closed and we found that the Valcarlos route was enchanting. The Palm Sunday evening mass...
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    Walking the Camino de Frances in April: Tips and Advice

    Our first Camino, many years ago, started on April 1st from SJPP. It was Palm Sunday. The service in the small chapel in Ronsevalles was moving. Our first week was Holy Week and it was amazing. There was rain, there was snow, we had to take the Valcarlos route that first day. But there were...
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    Start from Granada or Sevilla?

    Some years ago, starting in Sevilla, we walked the VdlP "at the pace of spring. " it was a wonderful experience. Remember thought, nights can be bitterly cold in unheated albergues, and there will likely be many rainy (and cold) days. There were not many pilgrims on that route but I suspect...
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    Detour to see the Eunate Church

    We walked past it when we were walking the Aragones Camino. It was a Monday and it was closed on Mondays. That was a few years ago. Perhaps one day we will visit the interior.
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    Aragones in October, what do you think?

    Several years ago I did the same route with more or less the same stops. We started in Pau in mid-Oct. It was cool and often damp on the French side and sunny and pleasant on the Spanish side. We have walked many different routes to Santiago and Rome. This was one of the best. Do not miss San...
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    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    Only fill the pack to the top of your shoulders. Get a smaller pack if necessary . I have worn my full-brimmed Tilley hat on more than 10 caminos.
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    LIVE from the Camino Via de la Plata Daily Journal: May 2019 - June 2019

    Enjoy the route we walked 11 years ago. Yes, sometimes solitary, and sometimes an alberge to ourselves, but I still dream of doing it again. I look forward to following your progress.
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    Map resources - European Peace Walk

    Thanks Alwyn, that suggests that if I want it to work for a full day's walk, I will need supplementary power - either an extra phone battery or the rechargeable Duracell portable power cell that I recently bought as a possible solution to the problem. The next step is to try all this here...
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    Map resources - European Peace Walk

    Many thanks Alwyn, I am happy to try it and see if it works for me. Whether you used it on a phone or tablet did you find that the battery life remained reasonable? David
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    Map resources - European Peace Walk

    Thanks to all for your input. The EPW folks have sent me both the .gpx and .kml files for the EPW route and have indicated that they have no objection to these being provided to this forum. I would be happy to do that if there was an obvious way of uploading the zipped file that I have that has...
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    Map resources - European Peace Walk

    Sadly according to the Motion X website the App is only available for apple products. Both my phone and tablet are Android. If any one has positive experience with an Android app I would love to know. I have obtained the EPW .gpx and .kml files from last year and would share them if the EPW...

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