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  1. Fred Bovenkamp

    OK guys, what underwear?

    32 degree COOL can be purchased at COSTCO or online. They are inexpensive, light-weight, fast drying, and very comfortable! I prefer over Ex-Officio.
  2. Fred Bovenkamp

    I walked from Almeria to Santiago this summer. Ask me anything.

    I walked from Almería starting April 1, 2023. Because I had already walked the VdlP, I decided to take the Trujillo variant rather than go to Mérida. Best decision ever. Loved that route. 8 days without seeing another pilgrim but so many incredible memories in such amazing villages...
  3. Fred Bovenkamp

    Mozarabe, Almeria—Cordoba March 8-27, 2023.

    Like you, I too had planned on walking the Camino Mozárabe in 2020 and will now be leaving for Spain on March 12, 2023 to begin the Mozárabe from Almería in mid to late March. I would love to see your guidebook and trip plan. Buen Camino!
  4. Fred Bovenkamp

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Mozárabe, Almería to Granada

    Buen Camino, Peregrinos! How special to be walking with your daughter! My last Camino was also in May 2019, the Via de la Plata from Sevilla. And my next one will be March - May 2023, leaving from Almeria on the Mozárabe! So looking forward to meeting Nely and walking this route! Keep the...
  5. Fred Bovenkamp

    VDLP April 18, 2022 Start (From Vancouver Island)

    After walking the Camino Frances 4 times, and the Ingles and Portugues, I walked the Via de la Plata in April/May 2019 from Seville to Santiago de Compostela, via the Sanabres route. For the first week or so I was uncertain about whether the VdlP was for me. But after that, I settled in and...
  6. Fred Bovenkamp

    Almeria-Granada, Late March?

    Nilanj, A fellow pilgrim and I will start walking from Almería on April 3. Buen Camino! Fred
  7. Fred Bovenkamp

    Camino Frances from Lourdes

    I walked the Piemont route from Lourdes to SJPdP in early-September 2015. To this day it remains one of my favorite sections of my many Caminos. However, had i not been with a friend who spoke fluent French, it would have been much more difficult. In fact, i met a Chinese Aussie pilgrim on...
  8. Fred Bovenkamp

    VdLP Spring Walkers' Calendar

    Starting from Sevilla on April 4, 2019.
  9. Fred Bovenkamp

    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas, Pilgrims!!!!! Feliz Navidad, Peregrinos!!!!!
  10. Fred Bovenkamp

    Planning #3

    I had a similar desire 3 years ago, so in early-September 2015 I started walking from Lourdes, France on the Piemont Way to St Jean Pied de Port, and then on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela, and on to Finisterre. This adds about 250 kilometers to the traditional CF (30 more if you...
  11. Fred Bovenkamp

    Starting the Camino SJPP in couple days

    I will be arriving in St Jean Pied de Port on Monday evening, August 20th, and start walking on Tuesday.
  12. Fred Bovenkamp

    If you had only one word ...

    Grateful
  13. Fred Bovenkamp

    David Vidal

    Suzi is no longer there. David said she left in October 2016. Seems David is re-energized!
  14. Fred Bovenkamp

    Bayonne to SJPdP on train strike days?

    I came into Bayonne by train 10 days ago, and the bus to SJPdP was waiting just outside the train station.
  15. Fred Bovenkamp

    Santiago de Compostela Post Office

    Thank you so much t2andreo and SYates!!!!! This is my 4th Camino Frances (plus a Camino Portugues) and it's the first time I have mailed excess items ahead to Santiago. I sure would think that I am not the first pilgrim to encounter this situation.
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