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Burgos is a great place to start! Lovely city. I can only get ~2 weeks at a time, and I've done Leon-Santiago (mostly) and Burgos-Leon (then on to Villafranca). I'm repeating Leon-Santiago starting Friday.
Don't worry about missing the Pyrenees. The section after Leon, until Sarria, has amazing...
I actually just got one of these - it arrived in 2 days from Amazon. I've given my backpack a thorough spray, and it's now drying outside. No obvious problems. The bottle has a screw cap, and comes with a spray nozzle that you switch to for using it, then you can screw cap it properly for...
It'd be great to meet anyone from the forums! I'm starting from Leon on 26 April, so it's just possible I might meet some of you. I can be recognised from my avatar (it's more up to date than any of my ID cards).
"We can certainly hope so!" Is the answer with my Benny Hill hat on...
What I actually meant to add, was that this year I'm swapping actual swimming shorts for an extra pair of synthetic hiking shorts, which are compact and lightweight (steady...) and will dry at least as quickly. Dual use tops...
In September and May, I've had 2 weeks on the Frances and always found at least one place with an open pool, outdoors (and always at least one pool closed for no particular reason). Chilly in May, but I would have been sad if I didn't have shorts for swimming. In April, many places may not be...
I write sci-fi stories when I have time, and last year I brought a small (1 kg / 2lbs) netbook for this, and it was also quite useful for general computer things as well. It's 15 years old, and cheap, and I didn't mind carrying it, but I was surprised I couldn't find anything more recent and...
I had a student from the US who made very nice brownies for us - using US flour which he claimed was different from that available in the UK. I don't know if that's factually true, or whether your friends would want to use it in a recipe assuming it is true. I know for sure that US chocolate...
I'm pretty sure I snore, sometimes, but I'm never awake to enjoy it. I thought of this while I was semi-asleep on the train today, and noticed a gentle, soft purring sound, almost musical in quality, which sadly abated with a sort of "oink" whenever I stirred.
Anyway, something I don't like...
You are in luck, because the time zone in Spain will oblige you to sleep in!
Dawn in April is at about 8am, civil time (because Spain is strangely on Central European time). And solar noon is, perhaps surprisingly, at about 2:30 in the afternoon. I found this second fact took some getting used...
Good luck Katrina! Oddly enough, I timed my first two weeks on Camino for my 40th birthday too - in part to avoid the risk of a surprise party!
One bit of advice. I tried to do Leon to Santiago in 13 days. A mistake, due to poor planning of stage lengths on my part. Unfortunately, because I...
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