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  1. Thomas Sheldon

    SJPP September 25

    I like the Pamplona-SJPP route using the bus from Pamplona to SJPP. Details already posted here. If you have an early arrival in Madrid, you can get to Pamplona in time for the last SJPP bus, but that's a long day of travel including your flight into Madrid. Bus or train from Madrid Airport...
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    Sleeping Bag or Liner?

    Look into the Marmot Nanowave 50, a very light sleeping bag that also opens as a comforter. Weighs less than 2 lbs. and packs very small. Around US$80 as online purchase.
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    Reporting Live From The Camino -- The 4 Minute Pilgrim

    Thanks for the quick response. I hope you can find the good bandwidth you need along the CF to upload good quality, longer video posts.
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    Reporting Live From The Camino -- The 4 Minute Pilgrim

    Robert -- I hope the station posts these on their website for internet viewing. Which Spokane sation is involved?
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    Madrid to Bayonne?

    You might consider this fairly simple route from Madrid to SJPdP: It looks like you can get a train directly from Madrid Airport Terminal 4 to Pamplona. Five hours or so. Then an ALSA bus directly over the col to SJPdP. Two hours. I also understand pilgrims often form a group and hire a van...
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    Is A Pre-Camino Recon Trip An Acceptable Plan? Bad Karma?

    Great Dane -- I live in Washington State, along Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula. I like NW native art. Such a rich, interesting culture.
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    Is A Pre-Camino Recon Trip An Acceptable Plan? Bad Karma?

    I am planning on walking the CF from SJPP in September-October 2015. I regularly travel and recently took up a good overbooking bump ticket credit from a major airline. It will expire before my 2015 trip to Spain, but I am now thinking about using it to go on a two week or so CF reconnaisance...
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    Hello/Hola! First camino, class of 2015, looking to share & plan!

    Kate and Barefoot Woman -- Greetings. I'm also planning on a September 2015 Camino. I'm happy to communicate on planning, training, ewuipment and pre and post trip travel. Good news this week, I see Fall 2014 airfares are getting better, as low as US$794 RT from West Coast cities to Madrid on...
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    Newbies Travel Time Question

    Welcome to the Forum. Your plan is very much like mine, early in September to late October (2015 for me), maybe 36-38 days walking with 5-7 rest days. Just keep watching the forum and you will get a lot of good advice as to pacing. Picking flight reservations is a big issue, but it's good you...
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    Class of 2015

    I am planning a solo CF beginning in September 2015. Will likely fly into Madrid, bus or train to Pamplona and on to SJPP. Will be 70 then, retired, I live in the USA Pacfic Northwest, Olympic Peninsula along Hood Canal. Hoping for a stressful, mellow 40 day (or thereabouts) trip, starting...
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    Planning For September-October 2015

    Liesbeth -- God luck with your preparations and CF. Please keep us all updated as to your progress as you are much like me, prepping for basically a solo trip starting early in September into mid-October. I would especially like to hear about weather and accomodation crowds on your CF. Thomas
  12. Thomas Sheldon

    Planning For September-October 2015

    I will try and PM those who have responded. I note airfares are starting to drop now for West Coast-Madrid flights. Under $1,000.00 now, check www.kayak.com.
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    Planning For September-October 2015

    Greetings All. Thanks to an impending 70th birthday, an incredibly supportive famly and a lifetime of travel, I am planning on a leisurely (38-40 days or so?) Camino Frances beginning in September 2015. I would be very interested in finding and developing a small network (3-5) of similar...
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