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  1. Donna Sch

    Semana Santa on the Camino Madrid

    We planning a Camino Mixto of Camino Madrid/Salvador/Primitivo starting in early April next year. April 13-20 is Semana Santa next year We will probably fly in to Barcelona on 4th April and play tourist in Madrid for 2-3 days as we have never been there before so start walking on 7-8th. The...
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    What exercises to do to strengthen lower back?

    If you find you do have issues with a pack, consider changing your pack to an Aarnpack. I have friends that are avid bushwalkers who can only keep going with this kind of pack due to the brilliant ergonomics. Those of us with Aarnpacks tend to be total converts and have real collections of them.
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    Sanabres "Glitch"

    How was the waymarking? That stage was Type 2 fun back in 2015 but it is beautiful.
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    Ourense to SDC in March- any pilgrims?

    Remember you will get people joining in from A Laxe from the Invierno so that adds more people for the last 2-3 days.
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    Demographic of VDLP pilgrim in recent years

    I was a 46 year old female when I walked the VdlP. I was one of the younger ones walking. Until I hit the Sanabres I only came across two other women. One was a bicigrino and the other part of a couple. Did come across a couple of Uni students. Solo women are a bit of a rarity and the number of...
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    LIVE from the Camino Live from the Camino Levante

    This is the weather I packed for and didn't get in Feb 2019. It can get very cold in this area. Beautiful country especially in the snow.
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    Walking the Camino with knee bursitis

    I have had pes anserinus bursitis. Found some online k-taping videos for that and that was surprisingly effective. Certainly stopped it worsening.
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    First aid kit recommendations for Via de La Plata

    K-tape (preferred) or leukoplast for feet of chafing Some kind of lubricant eg bodyglide one bodyglade lasts about 400km for feet. Fixomul strips. A couple of bandaids Kunzea cream for muscle aches or Voltaren gel An emergency blanket for hypothermia. Nail scissors. Paracetamol and an NSAID...
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Is the fishing lodge still open?
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    How often do you take a break?

    Some form of breakfast and fluid load up. Inevitably after an hour or so I am looking for a tree to duck behind. If I come across a village with a bar, the rule is to stop and have a coffee. But on routes like the VDLP/Levante there aren't that many en route bars until your destination. I'm...
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    Listening to music while on the camino

    I like listening to music and some songs can now bring me back to the Camino in an instant. Didn't listen all the time though. But very useful on a summer Camino and the temp is well into the 30s, you are knackered, and there is 5 km of road to go. I tend to sing out loud but I tend to do the...
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Walking into Zamora is the best. Whether via the VdlP or the Levante, it really is a spectacular entry.
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    That book is excellent. I read it before I left but played chapters again as an audiobook after I left. It really helped me make sense of certain things I had seen and appreciate the impact of Franco.
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    The VdlP was my first Camino. The things that attracted me to it? 1. If I was going to only do one Camino in my life, let it be the 1000km. And the physical challenge of long distances between towns. I was already very fit so I didn't doubt that I could do it. 2. The Roman history - I did Latin...
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    Invierno in March?

    Yes! Mar 2019 Camino Mixto We were really lucky and had excellent weather. My other half likes to keep distances between 15-20 km so you may find our stages useful. Lots of wildlife if you are an enthusiast.
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