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  1. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    this thread is now in danger of turning into a Monty Python sketch and is therefore officially closed :)
  2. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    Would be lovely in theory but in practise i met far too many unhappy people who could have solved their unhappiness quite simply by carrying less weight. One girl from Alicante, gave up on day two and went home....she had been preparing for this walk for a long time.The Norte is pretty tough imo...
  3. Kiko

    Hot weather footware

    if you go for approach shoes as i would, then definitely non gore-tex, or waterproof liner of any sort. You need those suckers to breathe!
  4. Kiko

    Vegetarians?

    pescatarian just walked run to bilbao: i hope you like tortilla!
  5. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    Yes, can you imagine someone wearing the same socks for 2 whole days. I suspect I may be the first person in the history of the Camino to do this <irony alert> Once upon a time, I suspect people walked the whole 900kms without changing their socks!
  6. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    Ok, here we go....oh, and Introit, this is obviously for the summer months! this is what i carried once dressed for the trek: 25lt coolflow pack silk liner goretex rain jacket 1 pair shorts 1 cotton t-shirt 1 cashmere sweater (just to look a little less 'trekky' in town!) crocsthe legs from my...
  7. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    Its nothing special Annie but i can check on the make later. With a blanket on top i had no issues
  8. Kiko

    Do you want to go lightweight? If so....

    ....then i have just completed 300kms on the Norte from Irun to Santander with a 25lt pack weighing 3.5kgs (before food and water) and i didn't want for anything! Actually, i could have left a couple of things behind :) If you want to make your life easier, and believe me, unless you're fit...
  9. Kiko

    Carry a Bath towel? Sleeping bag? Rain coat?

    If you want to go lightweight which is what I am currently doing then: Half a trekking towel....seriously! Silk liner only....there's always blankets and I've not been cold so far Raincoat.....yes Minimum weight = maximum smiles :)
  10. Kiko

    Favorite stops/albergues on the Norte?

    And to amend my post from above about the Idarbide hostel I have to say that they are a little money-grabbing :( My friend paid 25 euros for bed and dinner and then an extra 5 for a pretty meagre breakfast. However, what really took the biscuit (as we say in English!) was that they wanted to...
  11. Kiko

    Favorite stops/albergues on the Norte?

    Neve It's high up above the town but Getaria itself is not actually on the Camino. Unless you walk along the coast road from Zarautz instead of up and over.
  12. Kiko

    Favorite stops/albergues on the Norte?

    Ps can also add the private albergue Idarbide 5kms up from Deba. Fantastic views and greeted with a glass of sidra...perfect :)
  13. Kiko

    Favorite stops/albergues on the Norte?

    Am currently in the albuergue Kanpaia here in Getaria and would highly recommend it. It was certainly worth the extra few kms walking from Zarautz and both the albergue and the town are very nice.
  14. Kiko

    Ya Hajii ! يا حاج

    that little story actually brought a tear to my eye.. Buen camino and, alhamdullilah!
  15. Kiko

    Where did you walk today?

    I spend my winters in the Caribbean and don't walk anywhere....and i mean anywhere! I walk no more than 200mts a day and am planning to walk the CdN in june...hahahaha. That said, i am a yoga teacher, a kite surfer and a very keen cyclist (200-300kms/week) so will be interested to see how i get...
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