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Loved my Altus poncho last week on a very rainy Camino. No need for a pack cover. In between rain events I just tucked the sleeves under my backpack straps and wore it like a cape over my backpack.
Holy moly! I literally was just hunting for the Altus poncho weight for exactly the same reasons. Done to death? Maybe. But it just goes to show that the old adage, 'if you have a question, someone else probably does too,' holds true.
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The statue is not that imposing, in my opinion.
I suspect that most pilgrims walk past it without even realising that it is there.
I waited in the carpark close to the statue for several hours on one of the busiest days on record for that part...
It's not imposing, and therefore easily missed as you say.
But, it's the location of it that makes this a beautiful thing to see, I was lucky to see it in good weather, but equally in bad weather it must be a wonderful thing to stumble upon for...
You'll probably have plenty of time left on day one so you can drop your pack off at Borda and make a round-trip to The Virgin to see her in the afternoon too. You'll have twice the opportunity to get a good picture.
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So.... off to the Napoleon Route you climb, say 2-2.5 hours you will come to a huge deck/veranda which belongs to Auberge Orisson (oh yeah kinda hard to miss that one too). Sit dow, take a load off, hava a sandwich and...
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