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      KiwiJohn reacted to chronicwalker's post in the thread Accommodations on the Norte with Like Like.
      and it is MUCH MUCH nicer than the Frances!
    • KiwiJohn
      KiwiJohn reacted to asl's post in the thread Accommodations on the Norte with Like Like.
      I am planning to walk the Norte beginning in mid-August thru September. While the timing lines up with another trip, its also right in the middle of holiday season for Spaniards. Starting to get a little worried about availability of...
    • KiwiJohn
      Tomorrow I fly to Bilbao to start my 5th stint on the Camino. I did the Frances in three parts (2016, 2017 and 2022). Last year I did the Portuguese from Porto. I did the first 200 km of the Frances totally untrained, fat and not a walker back...
    • KiwiJohn
      Hi all! Started today from Oviedo to Escamplero. Now I know, why so many people say it's a bit of a challenge to come out of Oviedo. I got lost just once, but was rescued by a very friendly guy. A short, but beautiful walk by great weather...
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      KiwiJohn reacted to slowtraveler's post in the thread Starting tomorrow with Like Like.
      So excited for you, Kiwi Bob! I left on April 28th, 2022 on my CF Camino. It was life-changing and a beautiful time of year to walk in the springtime. I am older and had some health issues but I experienced grace taking one day at a time. God...
    • KiwiJohn
      KiwiJohn replied to the thread Starting tomorrow.
      I completed my Camino in September last year. You will enjoy every minute!
    • KiwiJohn
      KiwiJohn reacted to KiwiBob's post in the thread Starting tomorrow with Thank you Thank you.
      Currently sitting at Pamplona station waiting on the train from Madrid for my Camino Mentor/Companion/mate...at least it's stopped raining... Anticipation brimming for this adventure...
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      KiwiJohn reacted to rainswift's post in the thread Sleeping Bag Compression Sack with Like Like.
      I have an EE Revelation Apex like you, and a 36L pack (though the main body of the pack is only 28L). What I have opted to do is what a lot of American thru-hikers do: I will use a pack liner. You put the pack liner into your backpack first...
    • KiwiJohn
      ... @Billy Buell ... and learn how to use them. It is not complicated but I see many people don't get the benefit of poles. For you a good technique is necessary.
    • KiwiJohn
      KiwiJohn reacted to JesperK's post in the thread How has the Camino changed you. with Like Like.
      Many of us have been through that. After a while you can just see it in their faces: oh no another camino lecture.
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