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    Hokas with wet grip?

    On the Camino now in carrion de los condes wearing my hoka bondis. Loving them. Went through 2 rainstorms and had no slipping and they dried by the next day. Ironically my husband has had a terrible time with slipping in his oboz boots ( he’s never had this problem before). I will say that the...
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    LIVE from the Camino The Camino is a small world!

    Our walk into larasaona was a wet and muddy trek. Tired and hungry we went to the only store and bar in town. The amari bar shop across from the San Nicolas Albergue. After a lively conversation with the owner We stepped outside to enjoy our libations but I had a nagging feeling I knew the...
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    Pamplona to St Jean

    On the Camino now in Borda. Just want to say that I did reserve a taxi with taxi Pamplona- teletaxi San Fermin listed above. We received an email confirmation but when we arrived at the Pamplona train station there was no taxi waiting. After searching for a bit we finally found a phone number...
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    Pamplona to St Jean

    How/where did you book at taxi ahead of time? We are looking to arrive sometime mid August.
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    What's Your Go-To CF Shoe?

    Do you get the GorTex Speedgoat? Why/Why not?
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    What's the one thing in your pack, that you absolutely CANNOT do without...and why?

    A diary. It has become a treasured reminder of our journey. We were crushed that we had to cancel our plans to return to the Camino this year. So, this past September and October on the corresponding dates of our prior Camino Frances we read that day's diary entry and looked at our photos...
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    Bed bug bite HELP

    Is it called pramoxine here in Spain? Is that what I should ask for?
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    Bed bug bite HELP

    My daughter has gotten bed bug bites (pretty sure). She has sensitive skin so it’s pretty bad. I read that the bites can appear over the course of several days. She continues to show new bites. We washed all our clothes in hot water (according to the woman helping me) and dried them in dryer. I...
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    I may be crazy....

    Many thanks. We are here on Camino in Molinaseca. I reserved the bus and had plenty of time even though our plane was 1 hour delayed. However the bus was mismarked And we would have missed it if I hadn’t been anxious and kept asking. But, all good in the end. Daughter injured first day. Got a...
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    I may be crazy....

    Hah. I definitely prefer train travel. Still mulling the various options.
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    I may be crazy....

    Yes. I have that option "in my pocket". She's confident she can make it but its always good to have options.
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    I may be crazy....

    Sorry. One more thing. Do busses sell out? Could we purchase tickets when we arrive in Madrid? This would give us some flexibility in an earlier departure if our flight gets in on time.
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    I may be crazy....

    Thanks so much! Looks like the train and bus arrive at about the same time. Bus sounds easy and we wouldn't need to deal with getting to train station. thanks for the advice.
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    I may be crazy....

    How much time do you think I will need between landing at the airport and train departure? It looks like the trains depart from Madrid-Chamartin. Our plane lands at 10:00 and I am trying to decide the earliest we could depart by train.

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