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Just want to thank everyone on this forum before I leave tomorrow morning. You have all been a wealth of information, and incredibly supportive! This has been months in the planning (not overplanning) and it's surreal - the big day is just...
Thank you so! Been checking every couple days for my train from Madrid to Oviedo and because of you I just checked and got it!! There were only 4 left! Thank you again- doing the Primativo June 7 😝
So the final verdict - part two!
My final pack weight is 5.6kg (not including poles, food, water, and my worn walking clothes). I got rid of the sanitiser, blouse, plastic container, reduced my 10,000mah power pack to a 5,000mah, got USB-C...
Every piece of gear falls into two primary categories, necessities or luxuries. Rain/wind pants fall somewhere in between. I think the decision boils down to the total weight to be added versus the total utility over the course of your trip...
Hi - I've been waiting to book 2 June from Santiago dC to Madrid - finally the tickets are out! Funnily enough the luxury seats were cheaper than economy seats, so I took one.
I'm arriving by plane into Paris from New Zealand (makes it sound easy haha!) From Paris I'm flying to Biarritz and staying a night in Bayonne. I don't want my first week camino bookings being stuffed up so I'm glad I've got that extra night in...
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