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My brother has just walked the Camino Ingles which I will start on 1st October. he has told me that we are not allowed to walk in the dark without a light AND fluorescent jacket or you will get an 80 euro fine. They therefore started their walks at sunrise around 8.30.
Where can I buy this...
Hello. After an absence of 4 years returning to walk the Camino Ingles beginning of October. I need to leave a a suitcase in Santiago on Saturday 30 September, land at airport around 5pm. Any recommendations please, as my son and I then need to take a bus/coach to Ferrol where we are booked in...
I am flying to Biarritz on 24 Aug to walk part of camino del Norte. I will start Camino in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on 25 Aug and take coastal route to Spain and cross estuary to Hondarribia. My question is it better to stay in Hondarribia and continue the Camino from there the next day or walk on and...
I completed Primitivo in June but on arriving in Santiago experienced Pain in my back and leg which doctor in UK has diagnosed as Sciatica. After some painful weeks I am recovering but am concerned as I had intended to do the Camino del Norte in 2020. Obviously will need to undergo physio and...
Hello. Finally decided on my route and stages and prebooked most of accommodation. Now dithering on what to take and leave behind. Backpack currently weighs in at 7kg which = 8% body weight. Would like to knock off at least 1/2kg. Firstly do you recommend boots for ankle support or not? Will be...
I am walking with brother/wife starting 18 May. We would like to start slow (10miles p/d) and build up our walking distances. We fly back from Santiago 6 June and would like a rest day in Lugo. Can anyone suggest stages and/or recommend places to stay along this route?
I completed my first Camino in May to July this year from SJPdP to Santiago/Finisterre & Muxia. Great experience and now that I have settled back into my life I have committed to do my Second camino in 2017. I just need guidance please on which route would be best second time round. I have...
Countdown to CF in May/June and I continue to fret on back pack weight and how much clothing to take or leave. I would welcome please some guidance on likely weather for this time of year and advice on clothing that I am planning to take, should include or can consider leaving at home. Backpack...
Initially I had an open time frame to complete CF starting 1st May and was fairly relaxed with "I will get to Santiago when I get there" mindset. Just found out that daughter's graduation is now confirmed earlier than we expected for 1st July so will need to return to England by 29th June. So...
I live in "The Fens" - hopelessly flat country to train and get fit. Last weekend ventured West and found some hills in Malvern to practice on with a fullish backpack and also try out my pacer poles. Hills max elevation 400 metres. First thing I discovered along steep height climb was my...
As it is raining hard I have put off walking, so I am fine-tuning (ok playing) with my packing list and deciding what to cut out and take and weighing everything again. I am dithering on water. I have now decided to leave my water bladder and will instead take a deuter pulse one front holster...
My Camino start date is fast approaching and I am now training with my Pacer Poles but I am finding that my existing RAB (VR Tour) gloves are too warm and sweaty. Really would like some thin breathable gloves to use in May/June - to avoid chaffing and for sun protection too - what do you...
What is the best way to travel to SJPD from Biarritz as I am a bit confused on the train service to SJPD from Bayonne. Is this currently a direct service? And can anyone please point me to best website to get the train timetables? Reading the forum over last few months and recent comments there...
As our flight lands late afternoon in Biarritz can anyone please recommend somewhere nice and reasonable to stay overnight along with any restaurants ?
Sorry to raise a personal question but I would welcome some guidance. One if not the main reason I have committed to walk my Camino is in memory of parents, following my mother's death last year having suffered many years with Altzeimers and losing my beloved father to cancer some years back ...
My first Camino (Frances) is fast approaching and I have 14 weeks till I fly out 29/4. So my current priorities are to ideally lose 14 kilos from 90 to 76 with the help of sensible diet, no red wine or cheese for a while and walking daily 2 to 3 hours with a good coffee as a reward! And a longer...
As a newbie to the idea of walking, let alone the actual commitment I have made to walking the Camino next year, I have just about bought all the gear I think I need and compiled a spreadsheet which tells me that total weight is 7.75 kilos so it will end up at 8 kilos. Once I add in 2.5 kilos...
Hello. My name is Tony and will walk the Camino Frances in May/June 2015 and visit my country of birth. Just beginning to dawn on me the scale of that physical commitment! So having changed my life around recently I now have the time to try and get fit and start walking after a career sitting...
I am now approaching the last few things to consider on my list and seem to have left most boring but probably as important as everything else till last. Would welcome please your suggestions on which mens underpants are best suited both in quality and practicality to walk Camino Frances.
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