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I will amend my reply slightly. It actually says not available to buy. Nothing about timing. Again, I don’t know where that is but I hope you can get it sorted.
I never had much luck with Renfe. It was always a challenge to get payment in etc. so I ended up going with the Trainline app. I just checked that app and oddly, all of the other trains between those two locations are available now on that day with that particular one saying not available at...
I listened to my Camino playlist in the afternoon sometimes for my last kilometers when I was needing some motivation. I also admit to plugging them in sometimes when I encountered whistling/singing/chatting-with each other not with me) pilgrims when it wasn’t a convenient time to stop and let...
I could not have said it better than Phoenix. My spares of top and bottom were my splurge items and I appreciated having them so much. Also, because I deeply feared blisters, I had four pairs of socks. All were short socks (i,e. No calf or ankle coverage) so I don’t think the weight meant much...
I definitely agree with this and did not anticipate that so much of the early Camino would be gravel roads. I think it euphemistically being called a path threw me off there. I trained distance on nice forest paths and my treadmill and found the gravel roads to be very difficult on long days. I...
Something about the shape of my arms made the sleeves NOT work for me at all. I am short and have small arms. I did not try them out before I left for my Camino. After wearing them one day and spending most of the day fiddling with them and trying to pull them up, I washed them and let them...
Fantastic thread. I’ve been wondering what to get people who have supported me as I undertook this journey (I’m about a week out from finishing I hope) and I’ve found an idea for everyone that will be meaningful and express my gratitude AND be appreciated, I think. I asked my high school foreign...
First, I’m so sorry you are experiencing this.
I’ll be starting my first Camino in Logroño tomorrow. Forgive my presumption in giving any advice, but the one thing I’ve heard over and over on these forums is it’s YOUR Camino. If you complete the requirements for the compostella (if that is...
I arrived at CDG and that is exactly what I did. I had them in a mailing tube and I was watching the luggage go around and around and just starting to get a little bit nervous when they paged me over to pick it up behind the desk. I was glad for the care they took and very glad that my poles...
Totally agree that I’m sure I’d get back! This is my first Camino and my first time traveling solo in Europe in many years and a combination of factors just made a short delay seem right for me right now. On a side note, I’ve slightly (or maybe more than slightly!) undertrained so I’m looking...
I was concerned that if they tighten up the restrictions for Americans, and people from the EU are not generally traveling to the US at this point due to restrictions, that my flights would get canceled and I could get stuck there. I’m pretty flexible this year so if I need to I can actually...
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