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  1. John Pearce

    Camino Del Mar almost official

    Hello fellow Caminoistas, I am not the greatest pilgrim and I have only walked 6000km of Camino’s, but I have worked out that the Compostela is all about statistics and little to do with my achievements. It the same piece of paper with a different date on it, so I also decided to keep my...
  2. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    Thanks very much Omicko, that bit of info helped me to decide to walk from Bilbao to Aguilar de Campoo then take a bus to Pamplona and walk to Aguilar again and then on to Cacabeos. Which will slow me down a couple of weeks. Then on the Invieno to Santiago. I am retired so I can dordle if needs...
  3. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    Sounds like a good idea to do a daily blog. When and where I can if if if. Looks like I will be starting on the 1st April from Bilbao (with the trolly). And taking lots of maps and good ideas. In Cacabeos there is the most fantastic hotel bar restaurant that was once a Pilgrim hospital called...
  4. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    Thank you Dick I will check out the maps you suggested. I just about worked out that Pamplona to Aguilar de Campoo is the Camino Viejo. I was just wondering if anyone else was going down the way at the same time, Its all about being older and a little bit concerned. But I did the San Salvador...
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    Camino Olvidado

    Hello all you lucky pilgrims. And thankyou very much everyone who has contributed to this thread it is much appreciate. It does sound like an amazing Camino the Olvidado and I am getting excited. It also looks like it’s going to be tough with the trolly. It sounds like I will have to go round...
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    Merino wool socks wrecked?

    Sorry, just read the rules about advertising a product. I was just trying to help people find good cheap socks. I have no association with the business except I buy socks from them. Keep on walking and don’t look back. I just follow the yellow brick road. (Arrow)
  7. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    It proper sounds like folks are gettin the bug and it’s coming up to walk-in time again. The 3 wheel trolley can be turned into a structure a bit like a wheel Barrow for the difficult bits. It’s not easy, but it’s done the San Salvador,Frances x2, Norte, Portugues, Finisterie and the ingles. I...
  8. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    That’s very interesting about the camp sites for 4 euro, just what I need. Do you know much about the difficult parts of the Olvidado. How difficult was the route from Pamplona. I ask due to the use of the trolley.
  9. John Pearce

    Camino Olvidado

    👋 hello, I will be taking the ferry from Portsmouth England to Santander sailing on 31st of March. Are you going to start in Bilbao or Pamplona. To be honest the lack of accommodation give me the excuse to wild camp. I use a 3 wheeled walking trolley to carry camping kit.
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    Camino Olvidado

    I going to walk the Olvidado in Spring this year. I would like to find folks who are interested in going as well. I have walked 11 Camino’s in the passed 8 years. It is my intention to be prepared to wild camp at times due to the lack of albergues on this route. I do not walk very fast.
  11. John Pearce

    Merino wool socks wrecked?

    I have machine washed the sock before ,but air dried them or they shrink.
  12. John Pearce

    Merino wool socks wrecked?

    I have walked many Camino’s and have for most of my many years suffered stink foot problems then a friend put me onto British army arctic sock ( undyed )that are 70% wool and 30% polyester. My feet love them no more bromadrosis and I have used them on all my Camino’s without problems (In high...
  13. John Pearce

    New law gathering personal information from travellers in Spain, starting Feb. 2023

    Quote. I must say that, for the first time, I am considering getting a separate credit card for travelling to Spain that I terminate after my return home … What a good idea!!!
  14. John Pearce

    New law gathering personal information from travellers in Spain, starting Feb. 2023

    Well it looks like cash is the answer to not having to leave your banking detail all over Spain. As far as data protection, what data protection? Sounds like identity theft will become much easier in Spain In the future. The authorities have always been the Achilles heal of having good times in...
  15. John Pearce

    Making one's own Credential

    Do your own thing. It is your Camino. I saw a real pilgrim who had walked the way from Santiago to Rome to Canterbury to Santiago and he had his stamps in a note book and it was very beautiful and he was very proud of it. I am sure that he would not be refused by the pilgrim office or any...
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