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I have those same shoes and I'm nervous about them.... they fit great and everything, but my feet sweat in them. Is that going to be a problem? Should I get a different pair of shoes?
Okay, so I just bought my ticket to Madrid. Leave the US on May 22 and arrive in Madrid on May 23. I sent an email to Corazon Puro for the first night. Sent an email to Refuge Orisson for the second night. Is there anything else I should book at this point?
Nervous about the whole thing...
Someone please tell me I don't need to take a sleeping bag during this time period? Will I be sorry I don't take one? I just got my backpack (50 lt) and I bought a sleeping bag (30/50 summery weight) but it takes up half the bag and I'm afraid they will make me check it on the plane... not to...
I looked for a thread with this information for an hour without luck..... then I posted my question and the vey next place I looked had information on full albergues.... so I think I'm all set. Basically try to book ahead.... if everything is full, keep walking.
if 979 people a day get their certificate in Santiago.... and looking at some of the Albergues.... where does everyone else sleep? Should I be only picking places that will let me make reservations?
somewhere above people warned about snow at that time - how likely is that? While I don't want to walk in the heat of summer, i'm not crazy about sliding down a mountain either :)
I picked Easter for sentimental reasons but I really don't want to visit Lourdes with hundreds of other people. I may move my date out a couple weeks. It is hard to pick a date that is a balance of warm/cool weather and not a zillion other people on the trail.
Looks like SJPdP is the route I want. That puts my km up to 936.... which adds a few days to the plan.
What issues do you think this will add to my trip - not the number of days, but the fact that it will be Easter Sunday.
I hope to arrive early on Saturday, spend Easter in Lourdes and then...
At this point I'm not sure. It sounds like the Oloron path is the more challenging of the two. I need to find a map that shows the routes in more detail. Any suggestions on where I can find one?
I'm planning to walk Apr/May 2015. Hopefully from Lourdes, France. I'm just in the beginning stages of planning.
I was born Catholic but my family left the church when I was 8. I converted to Catholicism this past June, and will make my confirmation on Easter of 2014.
I am SO excited to be...
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