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    tjz reacted to mb4869's post in the thread Camino del Norte with Buen Camino! Buen Camino!.
    I’m on day 2 of the CDN and I’m just blown away by the views. Day 1 Irun to San Sebastián, day 2 San Sebastián to Askizu Buen Camino
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    tjz replied to the thread Madrid to Ponferrada.
    We took the train in 2018 and it was very easy and fast to do so. There is Alsa bus service too. I would recommend getting the lay of the land with rome2rio and then jumping from there to either Renfe/Trainline and/or Alsa.
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    tjz replied to the thread Rain Pants?.
    Yes, don't forget the convenience of wearing your rain gear on those days you've got a pile of laundry and really want to splurge and wash the whole lot all at once in a machine! We have done this more than once and it has been super nice, even...
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    Last month we were traveling the opposite direction from Baamonde to Madrid and had to finish the leg into Ourense on a bus too. As @J Willhaus says, it is all very efficient. We were pretty amazed how well Renfe handled it all. Our MD train...
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    tjz reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread Latest Camino Fad . with Haha Haha.
    Just had a look at the properties of methane. Less dense than air and therefore another possible lifting gas. On routes like the Primitivo where there is frequent access to fabada asturiana and sidra natural it might be a useful alternative...
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    tjz replied to the thread Ground conditions - Camino Del Norte.
    Sorry, my trail-addled brain has lost the exact spot, but it was somewhere between Gijón and the big turn inland at Ribadeo. Almost certainly the machines have moved on by this time. But as with all things Camino, it's best to be prepared for the...
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    tjz replied to the thread Ground conditions - Camino Del Norte.
    Yes, we had one particularly bad section a couple of weeks back on the Norte where some of the transport machines were on the path which was an incredible mess of mud and debris. Thankfully, the operators were on the lookout, and they stopped and...
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    tjz replied to the thread Irún to San Sebastián first day.
    We did the ridgeline route in 2022 in our 50s/60s and reasonably fit. We were not in a hurry and it was one of the best 8 hours and 51 minutes of my life. 😁
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    Any stretch is going to have it's mellow and spectacular parts. My "spectacular" favorites are sprinkled throughout: Hondarribia / Irun to San Sebastian is epic The alternate in the Basque Coast Geopark before Deba, especially if the tide is out...
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    tjz replied to the thread Madrid City Walks.
    We just got back from the Camino de Norte, and spent a day in Madrid. We always love Madrid, especially the museums! If you're looking for a great walk, though, it is pretty hard to beat the Gran Via. The architecture is spectacular...

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