Be respectful of why someone is walking a Camino. They may wish to share why…they may not…perhaps they do not yet know why. Whatever the reason it is their own and it’s the right one for them.
One of my learnings is TL;DR which I understand is an initialism (another word that I have never heard of…very sheltered life here 😂). The reason this is so special is that it would apply to most if not ALL readers of many of my blogposts.
I plan on introducing TL;DR in a future blogpost (was...
I really don’t want to get kicked off the Camino Forum 😂 I am having WAY too much fun reading and admittedly learning.
I will however update my graph but for personal reasons only 😊
I have been lurking absolutely mesmerized by this entertaining thread for a while. Disclaimer: I do NOT intend to offend and well my sense of humour is what it is...hopefully your funny bone is in some way tickled! Also I have been in touch with the OP and have her permission to go off topic :)...
Thanks Dave,
Eye surgery happened twice…once requiring emergency flight back to Canada. Now something new Prostate Cancer…caught early…prostatectomy mid June. Sep 2024 Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome not likely.
Will be back at though as I am convinced you will be Dave!
Dave I wish you a full and speedy recovery! You have been so incredibly helpful on a personal level regarding equipment. HOKA Bondi’s 9th pair Speedgoat’s 3rd pair…socks…Gossamer Gear Gorilla backpack! In my house I simply refer to DaveBugg to explain purchases 😊
Some personal experience on...
I wore HOKA Speedgoat V5 on both the Camino San Salvador and Camino Primitivo in 2022 and they were great for me. The Vibram sole was especially welcome at times. Wore the Speedgoat’s again on the UK Coast to Coast in 2023…good results however a couple of days in the Lake District hip waders...
I was having trouble following the discussion earlier in this thread however does the following in a thread today (this one) essentially say “no more detour required?”. I know this should be self evident but…better to ask than assume I “got it”. Appreciated Guy
"Ok, so the official route...
@islandwalker Elaine - Brilliant! Similar to you helping me navigate Wikilocs you have done it again! I have as yet not tried to split the GPX file however my initial question about Elevation Gains/Losses by stage is now answered. Super easy ...Load the GPX file saved on the Mac and then click...
Thanks Rick and @DoughnutANZ for your quick and helpful replies. I just googled « text editor » and there are multiple apps for IOS so will play with these.
Sounds from what both of you have said it’s kind of brute force editing once I have the GPX file in the text editor software…totally fine...
Hi...this is quite funny...at least to me. I am looking at a track from Forwalk from Lucca to Rome on the Via Francigena...you know just for fun ☺️. No problem I download the GPX file into Wikilocs. I now have a file with 415 kms over 15 stages with total elevation gains 7,325m and losses...
😂 Yes I had quite the stash of Canadian lapel pins when I started my long walk from Rorschach Switzerland…2,000 or so…a few bundles sent in advance to a few locations along the Camino routes…and then all plans went south 🙄. In the end I did hand them out so no lapel pins left. Was thinking a...
On my walks in the city almost always listening to music. On my Caminos no music as I find there are too many other sounds of interest. On my recent PEI Island Walk I reverted to music as there was no one around 😂
I can honestly say I wish I were in your shoes...what great choices you have! I have walked your #1 choice the Via Podiensis from Le Puy en Velay to St. Jean Pied de Port and another superb Camino walk the Via Gebennensis (starts in Geneva...forget maybe 12 kms in Switzerland to French border?)...
Agreed on costs for sure…last two long walks were PEI Island Walk in Canada which was likely 3x4 times the cost and the Wainwright Coast to Coast which was likely 4x+ any Camino route I have walked.
I knew this ahead of time…so no surprises on either walk and frankly no regrets however having...
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