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Did you count all that water - 2 kg worth in your base weight?
I never include food or water in my base weight, and you normally don't need to carry more than a liter.
Just had a look at the properties of methane. Less dense than air and therefore another possible lifting gas. On routes like the Primitivo where there is frequent access to fabada asturiana and sidra natural it might be a useful alternative...
This brings back memories....
My very first night in Spain was spent on a park bench in Pamplona before I woke up and ran with the bulls. But that was almost a year before my first Camino.
I am 4 days behind you. There IS no bed race. It seems to me so far that this is a less trafficed (!) Camino than usual. It seems, however, that there is a larger portion of panicked firsttimers.
No need to worry. Everything is working on the...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
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