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Hi. I walked CF last October. The first two weeks were hot above 30 degrees Celsius and the third and fourth week it was cold and wet. I took a 600 gm Decathlon sleeping bag 60 Australian dollars and it was fine10-20 degrees Celsius . A lot...
Just want to thank everyone on this forum before I leave tomorrow morning. You have all been a wealth of information, and incredibly supportive! This has been months in the planning (not overplanning) and it's surreal - the big day is just...
I have wide feet and have trouble getting shoes to fit. I have worn ininji sox solo but not by choice. I purchased New Balance shoes with vibram soles in my size however they weren't big enough. I had worn this size in New Balance runners for...
Regarding returning empty cup and saucer to the counter. I'm always torn about this. Don't want to cause more work, etc. But this morning (on the Camino del Norte), we were leaving a busy bar and I left the cups on the table. My husband went...
So the final verdict - part two!
My final pack weight is 5.6kg (not including poles, food, water, and my worn walking clothes). I got rid of the sanitiser, blouse, plastic container, reduced my 10,000mah power pack to a 5,000mah, got USB-C...
I managed to get bottom bunks on the CF in October. On two occasions i was given a top bunk despite asking for one. i declined. They found me a bottom bunk. These were both donativos. This is one reason I try not to stay in donativos.
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Everyone is different. I met a wonderful group of Irish women. One told me she could smell something on the plane on the way home. It was her bra. Her lovely friend acted as the packing police and told them what they could take. Only one bra...
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