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  1. J

    Rethinking my CF-ish route after Burgos (and I start in 7 days!)

    If a walking meditation is what you seek - & you do have plenty of time - why not set off centred in a profound sense of trust and allow your inner knowing to guide you day by day in the direction the Camino reveals. You may find Burgos provides an unreserved albergue bed & the magnificent...
  2. J

    A brief taste of the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage

    How was the Kumano Kodo and which route did you take, please ? I was in Koyasan for a few days last week with my daughter, who has just completed a semester as an exchange student at Tokyo Waseda University. We loved Koyasan and I found myself wondering if I might return one day to walk that...
  3. J

    Hello all! Ideas for squeezing the Camino Francés into 25 days

    Burgos ? Probably the most sensible, but I was going to suggest Pamplona. I walked from St Jean in 27 days earlier this year. "Standard" stages till two stages before Burgos and then my 71 year old legs just went into overdrive & I started walking 30+km every day (sometimes 40km+). I bet you...
  4. J

    Has Cafe con leche changed in Spain?

    I'm horrified to hear this, Tony, although I found the coffee wonderful when I was last in Italy just over a month ago (I lived there for 7 years from '99 & like you am a frequent visitor). I also lived in Pollensa, Majorca, for the two years prior to my Italian sojourn, where my morning cafe...
  5. J

    Finding my way along the route

    My 2 pesetas: definitely have an app for backup tracking; lots of people took minor wrong turns by missing an arrow during the Frances last March/April, quickly corrected by checking the app. It’s quite easy to miss an arrow in a rainstorm, for example. The only person who walked 10km off...
  6. J

    Ponchos in Sarria?

    Peregrinoteca is a very nice store with high quality merchandise. However, it’s useful to know there’s a cheap Chinese store more or less opposite on the other side of the main road. I bought a cheap, ultralight, nylon daypack for €6 to evenly distribute any food shopping I might do at the end...
  7. J

    Hoka Alternatives with Similar Padding and heel-to-toe Drop?

    @Stephan the Painter why not just stick with the Hokas & buy very selectively ? I bought my Hoka Challenger 6 ATR for 40% off in early March, did my last two 20km training walks in them before completing the Camino Frances in 27 days across March/April last spring, so they covered about 850km...
  8. J

    21 Days to complete??

    I walked from SJPDP to SdC in 27 days earlier this year (I planned for 34 days). I'm a reasonably fit & healthy 71 year old who was very fortunate not to get a single blister (oversized Hoka Challenger 6 ATR footwear, in case you're wondering). The experience was utterly marvelous beyond words...
  9. J

    Longevity of Trail and Street Running Shoes vs Boots

    My Challenger 6 made it to SdC, although with about half the heel lugs having fallen off. Wonderfully comfortable and an entirely blister-free experience for my feet. I checked many other walkers' Hoka trailrunners & mine were the only ones with worn-off lugs, so when I got home I sent them back...
  10. J

    Just wondering, did anyone ever walk for a deceased pet/animal?

    So many beautiful responses ! Our family dog, Lady, died on 17 February, her 14th birthday. Her death did not motivate my Camino (I write this from Sarria), but it feels like I have wept 100,000 tears for her whilst walking. I miss her so much. This camino has been utterly wonderful & this 71...
  11. J

    Longevity of Trail and Street Running Shoes vs Boots

    I write this from Foncebadon, 2km or so from the Cruz del Ferro. My wonderfully comfortable Hoka Challenger ATR 6 Wide are beginning to disintegrate after perhaps 550km (allowing for my last 2 pre-departure training walks). No blisters at all, but the lugs (dark blue bits) on the soles are...
  12. J

    Albergues full in Orisson - bad time to start?

    This.
  13. J

    Quick drying hiking tshirt help

    Agree Merino is great and odour resistant, but I also find the basic Decathlon synthetic T-shirts excellent & also very odour resistant. Some people, not necessarily through any fault of their own, seem to have more malodorous sweat than others.
  14. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    Yes, indeed, 5 hours ! (have edited original to clarify - thanks for the catch 👍)
  15. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    VERY useful information, thank-you: my flat 20km training walks here in NL have taken 4 hours, with the final few km clearly slowing, so with a coffee stop in Arneguy, I hope 4 hours max will be realistic and the following day an hour+ longer than that up to Roncesvalles (may I please ask how...
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