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My clothes are already lightweight, and I carry very few clothes to begin with (some of it is Decathlon - I agree that they have lightweight, good quality for not much money). Sleeping bag is 1kg+ but for the warmth it offers, probably light (and it was very expensive!).
With a different tent...
But you probably use expensive, specialized ultralight gear, I'd guess?
I get down to 10 (8 in summer when I know weather will be very good) with water and snacks with a very heavy backpack and a 1,5kg tent. And that weight also includes one can of emergency beer 😂. Good enough for me.
12kg...
I bring the same things I bring when not walking with a tent.
The only thing that is added is the tent.
I'm a cold sleeper so I always carry a warm sleeping bag, anyway. And I like to take naps during the day, so I always bring my sleeping mat.
I don't really do packing lists, so can't give...
Probably plane trees I think (if google translate is doing its job correctly - "Platane" in german).
They get very big leaves. The way they're pruned, they're like a living roof or umbrella in summer, giving lots of shade.
True. But it is still a massively different situation to what many people experience in normal every day life at home.
It's a certain kind of people who go on that kind of pilgrimage, and the pilgrimage situation makes many people more open than they'd be at home.
At least the "overall pilgrim...
I have social anxiety. Before my first Camino, it was quite severe.
After several Caminos, it is still there, but much much better, and sometimes I barely notice it anymore.
Most of the time I am not afraid of people anymore. I even changed my career for a few years, working very closely with...
I'd probably just go to a centro de salud.
One year I had very bad bed bug bites and went to the pharmacy to buy a cream. The pharmacist told me, if it doesn't get better, I need to go to the urgencias. The over the counter cream didn't help at all, but I was lucky and another pilgrim had a...
Yep. I now always bring my tent. Not because I'm worried about accommodation, but it certainly means more choice of where to sleep at night, especially when walking longer days / well into the evening. The campsites also have good, hot showers. And I can leave beds to those who do not have the...
I've been reading a bit in some facebook groups, and the impression I get is that many (!) pilgrims starting right now are completely oblivious to the fact that april/may are high season for a start from St. Jean, and also have no clue that there are many holidays in may that bring not only many...
I am also a solo walking female and don't book if I can avoid it.
If you prefer not to make reservations, you could try to walk off-stage until Pamplona, which usually makes it easier to find a bed.
Most pilgrims will walk St Jean - (Orisson / Borda) - Roncesvalles - Zubiri (or Larassoana) -...
Maybe try to walk off-stage right from the beginning.
I'd say, book a bed for your first night in St. Jean, and then maybe until Pamplona. By then it should be easier to find beds without booking.
Most pilgrims will walk St. Jean - Napoleon route to Roncesvalles - Zubiri or Larassoana -...
Craziest thing I found on a Camino so far was not from a pilgrim.
Walked through Estella looking for a place to have a beer. Saw something in the middle of the road that seemed to be a passport / ID. Thought maybe a tired pilgrim has lost it.
Grabbed it from the street and it turned out to...
(Off topic, but as an explanation: that year I had walked from home and had spent two months almost exclusively sleeping in my tent. Zubiri was my first albergue that year and it was a bit difficult to re-adapt to albergue life 😂. So, that was not meant as criticism towards dormitories in...
When I stayed in Zubiri in '22 their doors wasn't locked all night.
Local youth walked in and out of the albergue at night to use the toilets and the vending machines.
I only noticed because I couldn't stand the noise in the dorm and slept on a bench in the dining room.
Perfect setup for...
Good to hear that the town is so kind to provide shelter for the stranded pilgrims!
Also, a good example why bringing a warm sleeping bag and maybe even a lightweight sleeping mat might still be a good idea... You never know for sure where you'll end up sleeping!
Yep, I've seen it too...
There was still a guy with cold drinks (donation based) who also displayed some artwork a bit before the former rest stop.
I was wondering what the reasons might be behind the destruction?
Does anyone know?
Like I said, it's not that it can't happen that a place is full.
But it is certainly much less of an issue than some people make it out to be.
Where you are in the wave of course plays a role.
How late you arrive plays a role.
How many non-bookable beds are available in the place you intend...
You can still walk it. But the entrance point is not marked currently.
After Orbaneja Riopico there's a bridge. Also some houses and trash cans. That's where the routes divide.
Go left there at the Trash cans, then at the rest stop / sports area / playground, Go right. At that point it is...
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