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    Name of Dog at Oseira?

    Interesting that we didn't encounter him until around Castro Dozon where he led / walked with a group of Spanish pilgrims. He showed up in Estacion de Lalin, we encountered him in Sedilla, and then he walked with us and another pilgrim into Bandeira. Quite a way from home if he was the same...
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    Name of Dog at Oseira?

    We ran into a very similar dog after leaving Osiera that followed pilgrims for a couple of days all the way to Bandeira, where the authorities picked it up. I think they indicated they knew the dog and it belonged to the Monastery and would take it home, we figured it was a dog that enjoyed...
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    VdlP or Portuguese in April ?

    Appreciate this thread. My husband and I are hoping to walk the VdlP in mid-April 2023 as well. Had planned to do it in 2020 and were derailed by COVID. Been doing a lot of walking to keep in shape. Now it is about time to do so,e real planning.
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    Priced out our Via de la Plata trek today

    Hoping to walk this route with my husband in spring or fall 2020, so will be following. Buen Camino!
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    Is Courtesy Still Alive on the Camino? A Pre-Bookers Rant and more...

    We walked last fall, 2018, and chose not to prebook, except when we wanted to stay in a hotel in a larger city for a rest day. We planned to walk to Roncesvalles the first day, and did, but did not arrive until 6:30 p.m. Everything in the town was booked, but we were taxied somewhere for the...
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    Starting 1st Camino from SJPdP September 15

    If you can wait to schedule your flight home that would be ideal. We met some people who were walking 10 - 15 km / day. We were very comfortable with 20 km (a little over 12miles). Many were walking more. We just paid attention to how far apart lodgings were and then walked until we knew we...
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    Starting 1st Camino from SJPdP September 15

    We had an amazing experience. It took us 39 days to walk from St. Jean to Santiago, taking 2 rest days (in Burgos and Leon). We were blessed with beautiful weather; it was a great time to go. We did St. Jean to Roncesvalles in one day . . . took us 11 hours. We are moderate walkers and...
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    Walking September 2018

    Buen Camino! Hoping to start Sept 15 out of SJPdP . . . perhaps we will cross paths!
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    Travel from CDG to SJPP - overwhelmed & would like advice!

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    Can’t wait!

    Buen Camino! We start September 15. Perhaps our paths will cross!
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    Starting 1st Camino from SJPdP September 15

    My husband and I are starting in St Jean on the 15th and planning to walk to Roncesvalles. And from there, letting the Camino unfold. Perhaps our paths will cross. Buen Camino!
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    Overheating Gortex Shoes

    Malachiuri, Thank you for your reply. I had kind of related this to what some people call golfer's verticulitis, a rash that develops due to heat and blood not circulating back up from the feet too well. What you say makes sense to me. I did show the pictures to my primary care doctor but she...
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    Overheating Gortex Shoes

    I have the same question . . . I have been training to walk the CF in September and the biggest issue I have is a heat rash on my feet and ankles . . . I have been wearing injinji toes liners (they keep my toes from rubbing and happy) with smartwool lightweight socks. Started with silk liners...
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    Starting 1st Camino from SJPdP September 15

    Hi Marbe2, Several people have mentioned booking ahead, but we decided against doing that, mainly because we want to let the Camino unfold and trust in God's providence . . . this is truly a pilgrimage for us. In our camping travels we follow the same principle . . . no reservations, seeing...
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    For those who see the Camino as part of their faith journey ...

    Being relatively new to the forum, and preparing for our first Camino to begin in about 7 weeks, I am grateful to find your thread and postings. For me the Camino is a spiritual journey and an opportunity to deepen my relationship with the divine, to let the Camino unfold and trust in God's...
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