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    Is it OK to have no plan at all?

    Many thanks, the refugio look wonderful and I am most grateful for the advice. Kim
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    Is it OK to have no plan at all?

    I set out from Caceres pm 26th April having walked from Seville to Caceres a couple of years ago. I am getting excited again and have done some basic planning as, for me, that is part of the experience. I hope to get to Santiago on 21st May!. I have decided to go on the Ourense route and am...
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    Credential - How long is it valid for?

    Hi, I walked the VDLP in Autumn 2009 from Seville to Ceceres with a Credencial issued in the UK by CSJ. I intend to complete the walk from Ceceres to Santiago in April this year 2012. Does anybody know if can use the same passport? - there are plenty of spaces for stamps remaining for the...
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    Class of 2012

    Hi Everybody, I am hoping to walk from Caceres to Santiago via the VDLP at the end of April. I completed the first bit of this journey from Seville to Caceres a couple of years ago and intend to do the remainder this year shortly after my 60th Birthday. I completed the nothern route from St...
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    How can I avoid blisters!!!???

    Before starting your Camino try bathing your feet in witch hazel. Witch hazel is an excellent natural astringent, which reduces inflammation, sanitizing the skin and at the same time helps with hydration of the skin and stabilizes the barrier function of the skin. It calms irritated skin and...
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    Which guidebook for good maps?

    I can not think how I could walk a Camino without taking the most up to date edition of the CSJ Guide. I make annotations in ballpoint before my departure with my own notes lifted from other sources of information. It can be out of date but I also take a photocopy of only the relevant pages of...
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    sleeping bag

    I walked from SJPP to Santiago a few years ago and set off at about the same time as you intend to. I would highly recommend that you carry a small lightweight sleeping bag. It will still be quite cold at night in some of the refugios and although there will be sheets in commercial hotels you...
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    Raincoat-Poncho

    I tried a Poncho a few times when I was attempting to get fitter before my Camino and I just did not like the flapping and in particular the noise it made in the wind. I ended up using my trusty 'North Face' Jacket and Trousers and even after a whole day of non stop, driving, Meseta rain I...
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    Sleeping Bag or just Silk Liner??

    I walked the Camino Frances from end of April to beginning of June and also did two weeks in October on the Plata from Saville and I swear by my very lightweight sleeping bag (it even has a small pocket for ear plugs!) I also took a silk liner on the first walk but did not use it once. That...

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