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Raincoat-Poncho
I bought a very expensive Beghaus PacLite for my walk. It was very ineffective, letting in wherever the rucksack or harness touched, which when you think about it is just about everywhere. I bought a very cheap poncho in England in an outdoor shop (sorry, no link). It was highly effective...- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🥾 Equipment and Clothes
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Ghosts
This is the wind turning the pages of the pilgrim register at Refugio Jato, Villafranca del Bierzo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyv7AXqzH9o- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
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The Nature of Pilgrimage
I'm an atheist, so most forms of religion are to me at best an irritant. The Camino (and by that I mean the Camino Frances) is unusual in the numbers of people who do it. Without doubt many parts of the walk are very beautiful, but the additional feature is the gradually growing esprit de...- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
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An April start for us
Leave early and take it easy. I found it sustained hard work, but certainly do-able and I have a chest condition which makes climbing difficult for me. I still noticed that many people, including youngsters (I'm 58), took it even slower than me. Carry plenty of water and snacks, and stop...- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 👋 Introduce Yourself or Say Hello
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Hi from New Zealand
Aside from daily distances walked, it's important to travel as light as possible. Aim for a pack weight of 10 kilos (20 pounds) or less. In April you should be fine with a compact summer weight sleeping bag. Get a silk liner if you can afford it - it adds warmth while still being very light...- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 👋 Introduce Yourself or Say Hello
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Walking all the way from Scotland
Hi Johnie, Actual days of walking (not counting rest days): Home (Dumbarton) to the English border: 10 days English border to Plymouth: 39 days Roscoff to St Jean Pied de Port: 42 days St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago: more or less as the French Randoguide. My plan was to walk 80 miles a...- Fletcher
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Walking all the way from Scotland
"And about the coming back after such a long time. Perhaps it's too soon to tell?" Very dificult. Just want to start walking again. I'd begun to get apprehensive even before the end of the walk, knowing it would soon be over and I'd have to go home and pick things up again. I resigned my job...- Fletcher
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 👋 Introduce Yourself or Say Hello
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Walking all the way from Scotland
Hi, My name is Andrew and I live near Glasgow. Between May and September of 2007 I walked from home to Santiago. My route in the UK was more or less as Lands End/John o'Groats, but diverting to Plymouth to take a ferry to Roscoff. From Roscoff I followed the routes contained in two...- Fletcher
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