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    Approaching the Col du Somport 10am
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    Day 3: Peyranere to Canfrac Estacion (18th April) It was snowing when I left at 9 am and only 3 more km left from Peyranere along the road to the col. The visibility was very poor I was walking through a white mist. The road seems a bit steeper...
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    Day 2: Bedous to Peyranere.(17th April) I originally planed to stay in Urdos this night and Peyranere the next but having read about the landslides on the next section of the path and already decided to get the bus between Borce and Urdos I...
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    I hope you won't mind me hijacking your thread, but just for balance: I walked this section from Oloron-Saint-Marie to Sarrance in perfect clear weather yesterday, through the picturesque villages of Eysus, Lurbe- Saint-Christau and Escot, and...
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    JerryStroebele reacted to Anniesantiago's post in the thread Sleep sack for bed bugs with Like Like.
    For the record, I do treat the outside of my sleeping bag and my backpack with permethrin before every Camino. I do the outside of the backpack because when I use backpack transport, my pack is up against a number of backpacks and I never know...
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    Similar to Japan, there is a 30 day Camino in southern Korea. My daughter and her French (then boyfriend now husband) walked it in 2014 and were treated like royalty in each village— to the point of embarrassment. And delight! A significant...
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    JerryStroebele reacted to Juanma's post in the thread Spring has sprung? with Like Like.
    Talking about Navarra here: trees are all green by mid April, and flowers start appearing already in late February but are at their greatest moment from late March to mid May. These pics are from about 1-2 weeks ago: Specifically with...
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    JerryStroebele reacted to Antnix1's post in the thread Trip report with Like Like.
    I've just completed the Camino Mozarabe from Almeria. My first Camino was the Camino Frances from SJPDP in October 2021. I don't have a trip report as such. I know people who trip on mushrooms are advised to have no expectations, but secretly...
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    JerryStroebele reacted to Antnix1's post in the thread Trip report with Like Like.
    As me anything! I rescued a sheep, which was cool. I was surprised how good the weather was in January/February, and how lousy it was in March/April. The low boots I wore were in bad condition, and by Salamanca I replaced them for a new pair I...
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    JerryStroebele reacted to AJohnson's post in the thread Rain Pants? with Like Like.
    If your looking for rain protection, trousers do well in cold weather. BUT they are as mention heavy and hot. Another option would be a rain skirt/kilt. I also like to hike wearing shorts. Skirts are very lite, waterproof, and cool. Buen Camino!

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