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    OK guys, what underwear?

    I use Merino in everything year round, so also on Camino. Icebreaker wear out too fast, now it is Woolpower Lite briefs.. They do not get hot in the summer and the heat and in winter a godsend...
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    Walking Poles

    The WRONG strap solution is to keep your thumbs free if you fall ( heaven forbid). Ski instructors will tell you that the upside way into the loops will let you lose the grip on the handle and not risk a broken thumb, or even wrist, in the Wrong manner the strap will tie you to still have a grip...
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Leaving safe ground for a harrowing crossing from La Peña Estacion to Santa Cilia, November 19, 2023
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    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    I have been thinking about the CF since 1968 and walked first time in 2014 Nice to see it afterwards and I love to revisit the small world it portrays. Everything come with a premise: This is a film about A camino, not THE Camino.. These are fictional characters, each given a certain role as...
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    Who's counting…

    18 days to my last day before retirement, 19 days to liftoff !! Heading this time for Almería and the Mozarabe, no time to waste
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    Non gortex hiking boots

    IF hot and sweaty feet is the issue, you might want to use the 1 hour rule: switch between two pairs of socks during the day, switch every hour, on the hour, turn socks inside out, place in noose on your rucksack, don fresh pair, repeat during the day.
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    Walking Poles

    Always wondered why it is not easy to get into: I bet it is the rhythm. Take a stroll like you usually do, notice how your arm swings. Your hand will swing forward as the foot on the opposite side is put forward! Now put your hands lightly on the handles of your poles and repeat your already...
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    Hi vis vests

    Listen, I walk early mornings and late nights when going to and from work in my own country. Of course I am wearing a hi viz vest and not on the back of my rucksack, because I am walking towards the traffic! -and several blinking lights and I do not care what people think.... Same procedure when...
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    Sleeping bag in February-March?

    Mercedes from the Friends of the Mozarabe writes to me, and I did not even ask: "It's important you read the guíde, there are important information in english too in pág 6 and inside the Chart. In other way, in March you need sleeping bag and Booking in all privates accommodations if when you...
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    Detailed Planning for Viejo/Olvidado from Pamplona

    No1 seems the most alluring
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    Ourense to SdC

    The train from Madrid to Ourense is fast and not very expensive, to be recommended 2½ hours shorter in traveling time.
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    Ourense to SdC

    one good tip: If you last leg is too long before SdC, check in at Reina Lupa, situated just a small distance from the track in Susanah. In this way, you will be just 10K south of the city and will arrive rested before your end goal. The hostel is near the restaurant at the main road in, but set...
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    Is a sleeping bag or a liner enough for the Camino in April?

    re sleep bag: Via de la Plata in April - needed it Camino Francés in May - needed it Via Sanabrés in September - needed it Camino Catalan in November - definitely needed it Camino Mozarabe in coming March - will be needing it, they are instructing me down there... Only once - in a Xunta...
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    Is it possible to walk from Barcelona to Santiago?

    If you have not been on any of the other routes before, you might not want to start off with the Catalan as your first... I took it last November, not the best month, though, and it is not the most interesting one in parts, but it is doable.. Long sections, not many places open, small degree of...
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    Need info on traveling by train from Madrid to SJPP in April

    Always start w consulting rome2rio.com first. As already stated there is an early train directly to Pamplona, then bus to SJPdP https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Madrid/Pamplona#r/Train/s/0
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