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    When do most pilgrims feel like quitting the Camino de Santiago?

    In the "sometimes it makes sense to turn back" vein, a much younger and more naive me once attempted the very badly marked Miquelot trail from Seez to Mont St Michel... in autumn. I got a few days in, having walked through heavy rain and mud that went past my knees, and eventually became...
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    Gear advice for base, mid and top layers for mid April start

    Also a second vote for lightweight longsleeved hiking shirts (in appropriate sunblocking fabric) on hot days.
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    Gear advice for base, mid and top layers for mid April start

    In terms of backpacks? I take a Pathfinder 45. It's basically a 35l rucksack with side, top and bottom pockets bringing it up to 45l when fully expanded, so I guess it's not really 45litres? A few reasons: 1) It's the bag I already had. 2) It's comfortable. I can honestly fit all of my Camino...
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    When do most pilgrims feel like quitting the Camino de Santiago?

    I can't remember exactly where but I think it was my first stint, which was in the height of August, partway through a long day maybe halfway to Burgos? I had developed huge mushy blisters on the underside of my feet, and no amount of tape or changing shoes helped. I grit my teeth and pushed on...
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    Gear advice for base, mid and top layers for mid April start

    With merinos you're probably fine; however I'll point out that in 2018 (yes it was that long ago, then a postgrad and Covid happened, so I've not finished!) I did the stage from Burgos to Leon, and it SNOWED. At one stop, an ambulance had to be called for walkers who were suffering with...
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    Forward planning... ideas?

    Thanks for the links - I've seen a few already. One thing I was concerned about was the huge amount of traffic near the end of the Frances, and I know the Primitivo, while popular, isn't quite as overcrowded (yet). Since I'm determined to walk the whole route, if I'm hopping across I need to...
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    Forward planning... ideas?

    Thanks. I know when Easter is - my holidays work around it since I'm a teacher (not to mention that I'll be in church for three days ;-) ). I'm not talking about doing the Salvador during that time period, just my planned trip from Burgos as far as Leon which will begin on the Sunday...
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    About to buy plane tickets..

    It's certainly true with European flights, particularly budget airlines. I have to do my Camino in stages and am doing Burgos to Leon in April. I watched as in the space of a day the return flights from where I am rose from £150 to £300. Yes, okay, it's still not that much, but it doubled...
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    Forward planning... ideas?

    Hi all, This might actually be my first post on this forum, but hey ho! Last August (2016) I began the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied-de-Port. Because I teach, the summer would have been the only time I could conceivably complete the Frances in one go, so rather than choose the Ingles or...
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