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Yup! I used to think my rain coat was "all that", but now I swear by my Altus poncho. It is like wearing a jacket with sleeves that covers both you and your pack. I got mine in person in Pamplona last year at Caminoteca although Ivar has them on...
Not at Logroño, but I used Blablacar in Sept 2023 from SDC to Madrid, it cost me €45 and it took 12 hours... we had a wonderful lunch by detoured back to CF route - Vega del Valcarce.
You are getting plenty of encouraging advice. I have always found Barcelona great.
Just to say the bus service to the airport is very efficient and quick and every half hour or possibly more frequent during the day. You need to get a different...
I'm always a little apprehensive about posting anything approaching humour on this Forum, for fear of upsetting someone. But here goes . . .
I heard this a few years ago, and it made me smile.
'The definition of a pilgrim is someone who...
Quick note on clothes. I pack three merino top layers of different weights, a light wind fleece, light wind jacket and poncho. Those layers are enough for temp down to 1C. But I haven’t walked in very low temps and rain so …..
The most I put on...
I believe Valcarlos is actually the original route, so you walked in the footsteps of Charlemagne:
"The Valcarlos route, also known as the Valley of Carlos, is named after Charlemagne, whose name is Spanish for Charles. The name comes from an...
Thank you for the update! If there is a lot of rain in the forecast, you might want to trade in your too small poncho for an Altus poncho. I did this mid-Camino one year and it made all the difference in the world to be dry and comfortable. Buen...
Thank you so much for a great "live" report from the trail, your cat and me were truly worried about what was going on there. I walked both variants and, as I wrote before, with this kind of weather forecast I wouldn't go, I would just wait one...
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