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    Problems with Carry-on Back Packs

    buy the poles, scissors and knife in St Jeanie wherever you start from. no hassels this way
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    A 'One Word' Why?

    Two words ..."Why not?"
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    Backpack Transport.

    Hi Annie, I have checked Jacotran as they are open all year. I have used them in the past and never had an issue. Check out their website..they have many options for payment..hope to see you as we start around Feb 20...we go slow..this our 3rd time...Buen Camino
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    How do I get from Madrid to Pamplona?

    we are going by train on February 19, 2020 from Madrid to Pamplona about 3 hour train ride
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    My draft winter Camino Frances packing list

    5kg ? ,only if you're a size 0 petite female who weighs 20kg ... doing 9.7kg and it's impossible to get below that 6'1" & 100kgs Start the beginning of February but spending 1month in the Alps.
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    If You have Walked the Camino - Do you prefer boots or trail runners?

    If you're up in years, boots are more stable, as there many craggy places on the Frances where ankle support is needed. I've also worn Solomon trail shoes on the flatter areas. If you're young to middle age trail shoes are good for fair weather Camino's...doing winter Camino in December and...
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    Trekking Pole Suggestions

    Walmart, $20.00 fully adjustable and used on two Camino's so far and they work extremely well.
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    Walking after a broken ankle

    My wife broke bones in her foot soon after Roncevalles, as later verified by the orthopedic surgeon and an MRI back in that States. She taped her foot and walked the rest of the Camino to Santiago. My wife is my hero :D and one tough Lady ! The following year we walked the Frances once more and...
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    Camino Frances in December / January

    We will be starting our Camino Frances sometime in January. About the same time you will. There are four of us (family) doing a winter Camino. We've done the Frances multiple times. We're flying into the UK on Dec.25, to "play" for a few weeks first. You should be able to get accommodations...
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    Why No Public WCs along the Caminos?!?

    REALLY? SERIOUSLY ? OMG !!!! Try Disney World for creature comforts.
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    Winter 2020

    This may be close to our time (4 of us) to start the Frances. Final date not exact yet, but we may start sometime in mid to late January 2020. Our ages range from mid 40's to late 60's. Perhaps we will meet up ! :-) Buen Camino !
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    Finding albergues in the winter

    Maybe I am too late for the link to winter albergues to work but I have clicked on it multiple times from the original poster and subsequent posters and it open to an email contact but no list. Is it necessary to actually contact the original poster to receive the list? 🤔
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    VdlP in February?

    We are walking the Via de la Plata January through March 2020. It's very hard to find definitive answers about albergue closures/openings or weather. We are grabbing bits and pieces of info from everywhere and are trying to make it into a cohesive picture of what it will be like. In other...
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    Winter camino

    No planning advice yet, but as we begin to arrive at informed decisions, we will pass it on.
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    Winter albergue closures on VDLP

    Has anyone walked the Plata from beginning of January through the end of February ? If so what was the weather and temperatures you encountered and how difficult was it to find lodging ?
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    Winter camino

    We will be leaving from Seville in the beginning of January 2020. We trekked the Frances twice in eleven months and are looking forward to the "Camino less traveled". Hopefully, the weather will not be to severe. We have just started our planning ie; distances/albergues, food, etc. We are slow...
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    Save the Bottom Bunks for the Elderly

    Seriously?
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    Big & Tall person issues on Camino Frances?

    What you did that was right is that you persevered and didn't quit on yourself. Cudo to you. !!! Buen Camino 😉
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    I am arriving at SJPP with my suitcase. How do I ship it to Santiago?

    We found the local mail service to be cheaper, we sent 3 weighty items to Ivar (suitcase and boxes ; clothes for the way home afterwards)
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    Walking The Camino Without Training. Fool's Errand?

    and we finished our 2nd Frances ...two in 11 months. :D

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