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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    About weather conditions I was soooo lucky. I met snow rain ice fog strong wind that you can not go one step forward but this was the 5% of all the days .all days sunny even with 0 or -5 deg Cel. All days after 10.30 removed my jacket and walked with a short sleeve T-shirt. They said about...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    If you asked me if I would do it again? Yes but with my terms. Especially when I listened rumors that during summer the pilgrims start walking after midnight so early morning ( not only for avoid the hot sun and the high temperature ) to be to the first albergue for catch a bed ..ok this is a...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Next day continued to negreira (next target Finisterre) .now not have stress to collect stamps every night from albergues and bars
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    The American guy that I met him on road 15 klms before he told me that I was the reason that he increased his pace to arrived there and even I was 200 m in front of him and I just followed the shells to the ground and Google maps to reach to the office he managed to take the credential.so I said...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    After portomarin I felt that passed and cured all my pains to knees and blisters and continue with more power .palas del rei was nice .stayed to the municipal albergue and continued to Arzua. From Arzua I just arrived very fast to o pedrouzo so I stayed only for 25 minutes to eat a pasta and to...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    The weather it was more than sunny and hot.of course this only during daylight.but when sun goes to sleep have real cold with temperature drop below zero. If your sleeping bag is for military survivors with comfort real temp -20 yes you can sleep .I am telling this because I have my sleeping bag...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    From triacastela walked directly 44 Klm to portomarin and not stayed to sarria.the weather was perfect and I felt that have power to do it.only fog in the morning .the only day that had fog till 10.30
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Snow and ice to the Refugio of o cebreiro
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    The way to astorga magnificent .especially when in the middle of nowhere meet a guy that stayed there and offers you orange to make a juice self service..
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Just yesterday arrived to Santiago. After burgos all days were hot and sunny .only a T-shirt without long sleeves it was enough after 10.00-11.00. Leon it was the city that stayed one day to see the cathedral and the windows are amazing .this art of stained glass windows that depicting stories...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Our target hornillos del camino through a perfect environment without wind.
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Amazing day and experience...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    And arrived to burgos.we have booked a nice apartment with 3 rooms 6 beds ,2 baths 350 m from cathedral. For 2 nights 235 euro .4 person's we decided to stay one day to rest and because coming snow .and visited the amazing cathedral.
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Next day the rain all day .very strong wind .one step forward half step back .and snow .but the landscapes through the woods amazing.
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    But after the hill start the rain mixed with snowflakes that melted at once To belorado the alberque and it's manager received the silver medal.for 23 euro we received everything .very good dinner for 14 euro . We met a Netherland guy and argentina girl .
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Arrival to najera and booked to Las penas for 12 euro .weather perfect .not windy only sunny. But the next day to granon not have opened albergues so we booked to Santo Domingo de la calzada.we enjoyed a beer to a golf field with sunny summer day
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Jim thanks for asking. Now after 9 days not exist any pain (the last 5 days) .the last 5 days created a new one to the other right heel and because it was veryyyy small less than 4-5mm I decided to use compeed .to tested .and I came to the conclusion that compeed is good only if you don't walk...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Logrono to najera 31 klm."accidentally all pains to the knees and the muscles disappeared ..."nice sunny day but windy.outside of Logrono a park that squirrels just entered to your pockets to steal if smell that you hide something .the most shy just beg for it .
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    I followed your advice ,both of you.(Grousedoctor &JimG59 ). First I penetrated from different directions with a needle and a rope (like Rambo lol) and l let the rope inside for keep if it was possible the holes open.i pressed the sack to remove all the liquid and the blood and let it all night...
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    LIVE from the Camino Winter Pilgrimage to Roncesvalles: Tips and Experiences

    Arrived to Torres del Rio.as Los arcos not provide any opened albergue.And after we tasted a juice to a bar opposite of Los arcos church and booked our beds to del Rio ,bar boy informed us that the man that he just entered to the bar and gone was the owner of an albergue ..if we would like to...

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