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  1. Walkalong

    One (water) bottle to rule them all?

    Good point Jack. I use a water bottle buckle with 500 ml to 1.5 L water bottle and the occasional 1 or 1.5 litre bottle of Aquarius. Hydration bladders weigh 5.4 to 8.4 ounces. Collapsable water bottles weigh 2.7 to 5.3 ounces. Reusable water bottles weigh 0.43 to 0.5 ounces. Reusable water...
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    New Wise Pilgrim feature

    Thanks Trecile. That's a great feature. Looking forward to using it. What's next? A voluntary digital credential and reservations might save volunteers time, and reduce those multiple reservations - are they still a thing? A digital Compostela would be too much to hope for, but think of the...
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    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    IMHO, Avoidance works best, followed by a strong, constant breeze. Mosquitoes (and black flies?) don't like the hot sun. Might help explain so few along the Frances. They like shade, and are more likely at dusk, overnight and early morning. Mosquitoes need standing water to reproduce (lay...
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    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    David61: Does size matter? I used to think that small sand flies and black flies were the worst until I visited the UNESCO sites in Labrador where the giant mosquitoes are so big that some people, like salmon fly fishers, have been known to wear upper body nets. There might be a picture on this...
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    Route advice for Newbie

    Welcome to the forum. I agree with Doug. Your stages seem very reasonable. I've not walked the Spiritual Variant or that hop from Caminha to Valenca/Tui, but and you seem to allowing yourself plenty of time. If you're taking the boat from Vilanova to Pedron you could walk closer to SdC that...
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    Rip off Restaurant

    On your first Camino, how many times did you leave a Café thinking they had charged too little? Given the location and convenience. What would it cost you in London, Bath, Barnstaple or Birmingham? For struggling student on a tight budget: a Spanish guy I walked with would pick up a glazed...
  7. Walkalong

    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    Free protein. That was the rationale when mosquitoes were attracted to the heat when cooking pancakes. :)
  8. Walkalong

    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    We have never had any problem with bugs on any Camino. Head nets remind me of a friend who had an allergic reaction to what ever he had trapped inside the head net. From our fairly remote wilderness location, it took two days to get him to a cart track and eventual hospital.
  9. Walkalong

    25 km per day?

    We should be as good listeners!
  10. Walkalong

    25 km per day?

    It’s the journey - not the destination. You can always return. Schedules, targets, averages, and chasing certificates are distractions to leave at home. Think of the Peregrino we met who had started his Camino 25 years earlier, unable to return due to responsibilities until Covid forced...
  11. Walkalong

    Completion Certificate

    If you don't bother to collect the certificate thingy, will you still have completed a Pilgrimage, or a Camino? I'm simply pointing out that the compostela, like the distance certificate, is optional.
  12. Walkalong

    The booking ahead problem: Is it a problem?

    On our first Caminos we had no plans, no guide, no phone, no reservations, no credential and no experience of the Camino, and we had no problems. A few blisters, but no problems what so ever. Most relaxing and stress free thing I'd done in many, many years. Perhaps it is letting go of self...
  13. Walkalong

    Completion Certificate

    Will it still count if you don't collect the certificate?
  14. Walkalong

    25 km per day?

    What's your source for the 25 km per day? What does counting kilometers say? I mean, if your counting kilometers, or speed, you might be in the wrong place. :)
  15. Walkalong

    Camino Start decision

    Why are you walking , or 'doing', a camino? The answer might help you decide where to start.
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