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Yes, I should have said “first day!” That is indeed encouraging - I’m currently following a woman who is walking the Primitivo and today she posted that she wished she had taken Ruta Verde, as her day was 90% spent on “side of the road” walking after Lugo, and not enjoyable at all. But as she...
Good afternoon! I will be walking my fourth Camino this September - the San Salvador, then Primitivo and then on to Finisterre and Muxia. I’ve read a bit about the Ruta Verde variant that connects the Primitivo to Norte with the advantage of avoiding the Frances, and haven’t been able to...
A very personal opinion: When I walked the Frances in 2019, I took a bus from Leon to the outskirts of town, because the guidebook said it was through an industrial area, and I wouldn’t be missing anything. That decision always bothered me when asked by others if I had walked “the entire way”...
I’ve walked the Camino Frances twice and the Muxía/Finisterre Camino once - first time in Vasques, and second time in Speedgoat 5’s. I used Wright socks (double layered) both times, and didn’t have a single blisters on either Camino - but I will say the Speed Goats were much kinder to my knees...
I’ve used Speedgoat 5’s twice now - and will be doing the Primitivo and San Salvador with them as well in September. I will say, it’s fun to take a picture of the tread at the first day and then again at completion - not much tread left!
I’m a solo female traveler, and have walked the French Camino twice now - once in 2019, and again in 2022. The second time, I continued on past Santiago to Finisterre and Muxía. I would say that never once did I feel unsafe on the Camino, and that includes all the times I was up early, walking...
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