Hi @cwalden, I used a pool noodle to get my walking stick home. Purchased in SdC.
Hole was a bit tight. Had to cut it in half but worked a treat. Then checked it in at the airport in Madrid.
Buen Camino
By way of introduction I am Tim Proctor ex owner of Errecaldia B & B in St Jean Pied de Port now retired and living just off the pilgrim route on the frontier Arneguy/Valcarlos. My post concerns two issues, the first is general security while...
Update: Thanks, everyone for the support and suggestions!! Totally doable but two long hot days, total 38 miles (not km!) for the two days with a lot of elevation. So beautiful!!! Off for a much needed shower and anticipated beer!!
I walked from Trabadelo to Fonfria and unlike others here, this was my hardest day. I was underwhelmed with the walk over the Pyrenees, was it anxious excitement??? It was cool, mid April, that could've helped? The day I walked up to and beyond O...
Hi @Purple Backpack have walked the Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro stage a couple of times. Strava data: Distance 29.63km, Time: 6hrs 2m, Elev gain: 929m.
Last time I walked it was mid September (2022) and there was a festival in VdB...
You could at least check the spelling of the place names before you post! 'Monteforte' is MONFORTE, 'Brierly' is BRIERLEY, 'Belares' is BELESAR, 'Rodiero' is RODEIRO. Sorry to be pedantic, but other people who have not yet walked this wonderful...
Regardless of the Guide you purchase, if you’re walking the invierno (in particular) I recommend you don’t relying solely on any guide. The route and information is changing regularly as more people walk that route. We found last year that when...
A short story about siesta from my first Camino:
I was staying at Corazon Puro at Bizkarreta (before Zubiri) in a lovely place run by a pilgrim couple from Hungary (sadly, now it is closed or at least changed hands, I am not sure which). I had...
Frankly, how much is there to understand: Weather bad tomorrow, walk Valcarlos route.
I don't mean to sound unkind but if pilgrims go to the local Pilgrims Office, get the advice to not walk the Napoleon route because of the weather conditions...
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