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      Jon53 replied to the thread Socks.
      I walked the del Norte from Irun last September and took 3 pairs of Darn Toughs with me ( wore one pair and carried two). It is very individual as others say, but I found them very comfortable and a pleasure to wear even in sone pretty...
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      Chris, have a look at the Osprey Exos Pro bags. I find mine very comfortable, practical, roomy and light. Jon
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      Jon53 replied to the thread camino del norte.
      Take some cash as well as cards. Some smaller places don’t take cards although most do, and the cash is also useful for donativos, tips etc. You’ll be able to top up your cash in many places along the way.
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      Jon53 replied to the thread Accommodations on the Norte.
      Hi, I walked the del Norte from Irun last September into early October with a small group of friends. Albergue accommodation was difficult in places early on, Deba and Castro Urdiales were examples, and we were warned that there was literally...
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      Not del Norte or Primitivo specific but a great autobiography, mainly about his walk through Spain.
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      As I walked out one Midsummer morning by Laurie Lee.
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      Jon53 replied to the thread How long is the Meseta?.
      Hi, I walked the Camino Frances from SJPDP with a friend starting 1st September 2013 and crossed the Meseta during September. As others have said, it is <230km. It was quite hot and arid that year, from memory late 20’s c and we needed to carry...
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      Jon53 replied to the thread Camino Norte.
      I don’t know if you’re a walking poles person? I wasn’t but was persuaded to take a pair of collapsible ones by my wife as I’d ruptured my right quadricep tendons a couple of years back slipping on a hill and landing awkwardly. Although I didn’t...
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      Jon53 reacted to trecile's post in the thread Camino Del Norte - April 2024 with Like Like.
      I have done all or part of the Norte several times. I had to abandon it the first time due to shin splints. I finished it the following year. These are the stages from those two Caminos.
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      Jon53 replied to the thread Camino del norte questions.
      Hello Deborah, I did the same walk starting 1st September last year with a couple of friends and it took us 35 days including 3 or 4 rest days and a couple of shortish bus rides. It obviously depends on how fit and fast you are but 35 days is...
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