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KiwiBob reacted to scott the farmer's post in the thread Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times with
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It seems to me that a large part of the pressure is the change in accommodation expectation. The Camino has historically supplied Albergue\ hostel style accommodation and there is now a much larger demand for private accommodation . This is not... -
KiwiBob reacted to J Willhaus's post in the thread Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times with Like.
Try not to start on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday and try to avoid the traditional "stages". Look out for holidays and festivals and try to avoid starting on these dates. You also don't have to start in SJPDP but could start in Roncesvalles...
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Day 13: Rabe de las Calzadas to Castrojeriz 29km Left before 7am this morning due to the long day. It was still semi-dark. Beautiful to walk as the sun came up over the hills. Today we entered the meseta proper. It was sunny but cold and windy...
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KiwiBob reacted to Flog's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence with Like.
Landowners and farmers are for the most part, simply fed up with day trippers thrashing their lands: leaving gates open, lighting fires, leaving rubbish and broken bottles, shitting up the place etc. Some are reasonable and try to make...
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Well…… about $400 usd in socks and liners later and about 160 miles. I live in California near the Sierra mountains so we have some good trails and heat- I wanted to find my perfect combination for no blisters. I am an older dude who is on...
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Hey Bernadette. Easy to second guess ourselves as our Caminos get closer and closer. A very natural part of the preparation process. @Peterexpatkiwi identifies the many parameters that determine sleeping comfort. More than likely, several can be...
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Bernadette, hundreds of people have asked variants of exactly the same question, as a quick search will show. Basically, the answer is probably not, but : 1/ Do you normally sleep hot or cold 2/ are you comfortable sleeping in your clothes if...
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KiwiBob replied to the thread Walking poles.Sorry about that guess Santiago is different to all the other Spanish airports I've flown out of ...best of luck
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KiwiBob reacted to Smash123's post in the thread Three rescues on the Route Napoleon yesterday with Like.
I admit, I was ill-prepared to hike the Napoleon last year. This is from my blog entry for that day: ". . . Somewhere near the summit of the pass it began feeling very Everest-like. I didn’t take pictures because it was freezing by that point...
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KiwiBob replied to the thread Walking poles.I always carry mine through, have since about 2004, break them down wrap them in a fleece and put them in my carry on bag...
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