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  1. MikeJS

    Flying a drone on the camino

    I am waiting for a drone with a "follow me” option that can carry a rucksack!
  2. MikeJS

    Suitable app?

    I expect it is on mapy.cz
  3. MikeJS

    Camino miracles

    I think it would be a miracle if they were any miracles!
  4. MikeJS

    Security Warning On Via de Plata

    I think that warning was there when I walk that route in 2016!
  5. MikeJS

    Caminho without a phone

    Why not access the booking site or your emails (as you have an email confirmation of every reservation) from another phone/computer?
  6. MikeJS

    Where can we buy hiking Poles

    Just look for the typical ‘chinese’ store that are in most big towns/cities.
  7. MikeJS

    Molinaseca to O Cebreiro stage mess up?

    I walked Villafranca to Hospital da Condesa and stayed in the Municipal Albergue. My blog states "Left a little earlier this morning as I woke up at 0630 and was not sure where the day would end. A lot of road walking but by a river as well. Overall, quite pleasant. The climb up to O’C is...
  8. MikeJS

    Translation app - when language fails us

    SayHi is my most used app for translating. Plus I love the ability to use it to have a conversation.
  9. MikeJS

    Is this a thing I can do?

    Agree. I normally get 2 or 3 caminos out of my Meindl hiking shoes. My last 2 caminos were the Olvidado/San Salvador/Primitivo and Madrid/Part San salvadors and eastern section of Olvidado. My shoes still have at least 1 more camino in them!
  10. MikeJS

    LIVE from the Camino On the Camino de Madrid!

    I am definitely a ‘completist’! On the day I arrived I walked to Iglesia Santiago y San Juan Bautista and a wait until 1800 for it to open. Turns out there is a Camino marker and map for the Camino in the square outside the church. After getting my credencial stamped at the church I had a short...
  11. MikeJS

    Leaving your pack in an albergue

    I leave my bag by the bed and my sleeping bag/liner on the bed. All of my valuables are kept with me at all times.
  12. MikeJS

    How to decide how long to walk for

    The longer you walk the easier it gets. I find the first week is for settling in and by the end of the second week is normally when I get the first day when everything feels fine and then it normally stays that way. I think the longest I did was about 6 weeks from Alicante and the last few weeks...
  13. MikeJS

    Surprised at our test results poncho vs jacket

    I mostly use a poncho but they can be a nuisance in strong winds so I always carry a rain jacket (and trousers as well). I get my ponchos from the sort of shops in spain that sell farming goods. They cast about 20 euros and seem to be favoured by the people who work on the land.
  14. MikeJS

    Would it be overkill to bring both a rain jacket and the Altus poncho in Oct/Nov?

    I always take a rain jacket, trousers and a poncho no matter when I am walking.
  15. MikeJS

    Via Francigena - From Geneva to Aigle

    Go to map.cz.Put in you start and destination and select the hiking option and it will show you routes. You can wall from the airport….
  16. MikeJS

    How many days from Oviedo to Santiago?

    Yes - I walked it in 8 days in Oct 2019 when I was 65. But I had walked most of the Olvidado and the Salvador beforehand.
  17. MikeJS

    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    I weigh about 68 kilos and happily carry a 10kg pack beofre adding water (and wine!)
  18. MikeJS

    Most Dangerous stage on Camino Frances.?

    The first 10k.
  19. MikeJS

    Poles or No Poles?

    At 70 I still find no need for poles. I just walk a lot.
  20. MikeJS

    Poles or No Poles?

    You most definitely do not need them. However, you may want to use them. On all of my caminos I have always just carried a single pole (normally strapped to my back pack) for those tricky water crossings and to fend off the odd overly intrusive dog.

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