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  1. Ian Campbell

    Camino awesome, Santiago not so much

    I just finished my camino and got my Compostela and distance certificate - 1515 km from Le Puy in two stages. The experience was extremely rewarding, perhaps above all for getting to know the Spanish people and culture, which we Canadians have little connection with. I was truly impressed at how...
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    Lost & Found Found eyeglasses

    Found: prescription eyeglasses in a case. Next to the path about three or four kilometres west of Hornillos del Camino. I will be in Hontanas this evening. I couldn't see the lost/found forum. Maybe the moderator could oblige.
  3. Ian Campbell

    Last day before Burgos

    I wonder how many of these little "variantes" there are. I will keep my eyes open.
  4. Ian Campbell

    Last day before Burgos

    Did you know...a lesser known path skirts the southern flank of the Sierra de Atapuerca to take you into Burgos? This avoids the eastern industrial outskirts of that city and also opens up certain accomodation and food options. If you were so inclined you could walk to San Juan de Ortega...
  5. Ian Campbell

    Puente la reina

    If you stay in, or even pass through Puente la Reina, don't miss the spectacular retablo in the cathedral:
  6. Ian Campbell

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Current Covid impacts on the Camino?? Input from current walkers appreciated!

    Well I'm just trying to find out the whole story. Is there a law requiring the wearing of masks indoors in the region of Galicia? I am in Castile/Leon at the moment and mask-wearing is not too common, maybe 20 percent. Nobody's getting arrested, that's for sure.
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Current Covid impacts on the Camino?? Input from current walkers appreciated!

    Spain-wide, masks are required in public transit and care settings (including pharmacies), but not in other indoor settings, such as a cathedral or office. The majority of visitors and employees are not wearing masks in offices or tourist sites in Madrid or Pamplona. If they are required in...
  8. Ian Campbell

    Summer and 2 Pairs of Socks

    Upvote on the wool! I am eight days in on the CF and it's a miracle cure, as well as being an easy and low-maintenance technique.
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Current Covid impacts on the Camino?? Input from current walkers appreciated!

    I am in Estella and I have seen some signs of a bed race. Talked to a chap today (Saturday) who had reached Pamplona and couldn't get a bed. He ended up in Puente la Reina after walking a total of 40 kilometres. I have started booking ahead, and have found that many places are full a day or two...
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Spain will remove indoor mask mandate after Easter

    As expected, the Council of Ministers, meeting in Toledo, has made a recommendation concerning the sole remaining population-wide Covid measure: the indoor mask mandate. They are recommending the removal of the mandate on the 19th of April, just after Holy Week. There was debate in recent days...
  11. Ian Campbell

    Very happy with my new pacer poles.

    One other option: the Decathlon chain of stores (which is based in Paris but you can find them all over Europe) has a version of trekking poles with similar handles, though not left/right ergonomic ones...
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    Very happy with my new pacer poles.

    You have to get them from the company in England. They're not on Amazon or in any stores that I know of. They have a webstore, just search for Pacer Poles. The cost including shipping was $178CAD for the carbon-fibre poles. Took two weeks from submitting the order to receiving the item in...
  13. Ian Campbell

    Very happy with my new pacer poles.

    On this forum I read about Pacer Poles. I suffer (slightly) from arthritis in both thumbs, and this is aggravated by the straps on normal trekking poles. So after reading about the Pacer Poles I ordered a pair, which just arrived today. I assembled them and went for a seven-kilometre hike and I...
  14. Ian Campbell

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Masks and Hostels, Stores, Restaurants

    A requirement to wear masks in indoor spaces is the single remaining population-wide measure in force in Spain. The rules will be reconsidered next week...
  15. Ian Campbell

    Rest days on the Camino Frances?

    Exercise physiologists would advise against performing the same strenuous exercise day after day on an indefinite basis. Two issues are: 1) muscles need time to repair after a workout and 2) the chance of injury is greatly increased. That said, the line between training and overtraining is...
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