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  1. AlwynWellington

    Advice… please… 🙏🏻 (About starting time each day)

    Absolutely nothing wrong with your plan. Your plan is your plan. Your camino is your camino. For albergue, whether, community, municipal etc, you will need to be aware of and follow the latest departure and arrival times. These are not hotels and the volunteer staff need time (and rest) to do...
  2. AlwynWellington

    Does anyone know of any shorter pilgrimage routes around the world?

    S Cuthbert's Way - Melrose to Lindisfarne and then to Durham (map) Southwark Cathedral to the martyrdom (1170) of S Thomas of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral (map) Whithorn Way - from S Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow to the site of the first church at Whithorn in southwest Scotland (map)...
  3. AlwynWellington

    Does anyone know of any shorter pilgrimage routes around the world?

    I agree. When done, you can travel on to Durham Cathedral and visit the Shrine of S Cuthbert behind the High Altar. Durham Cathedral is is unique in England in that the main structure is almost entirely in the Norman architectural style - rounded (not pointed) arches and massive circular...
  4. AlwynWellington

    Where in Camino Frances (800km) Route Do I need to Spend more Time exploring the Cities/Towns?

    Some items I noticed on my camino October 2017 Roncesvalles - church restored in late 1930s Zabaldika - small church with a magnificent reredos Pamplona - Cizur Menor - Iglesia Sanjuanista (76 photos on Google maps) Eunate - Church of Saint Mary of Eunate Obanos - Iglesia de San Juan...
  5. AlwynWellington

    Where in Camino Frances (800km) Route Do I need to Spend more Time exploring the Cities/Towns?

    @santhi, most important to have time to "smell the roses" when you find them
  6. AlwynWellington

    6 Month Training & Weight Loss Plan for an Overweight/Plus Size Pilgrim

    @laurenligreci, kia ora (greetings, I hope your are well) from way down under. We are headings towards the end of summer with autumn creeping in later in March. I am struggling with getting my weight down the last three 3kg (6 lbs?) and getting fit. And I can say, with great confidence, 32...
  7. AlwynWellington

    6 Month Training & Weight Loss Plan for an Overweight/Plus Size Pilgrim

    I am from a place quite distant from NYC. And I can get on a plane, and 15 hours later, get off at at JFK. With a niece and family living in Kingston, Ontario (just a few hundred km away, right?) I toyed with the idea of walking the Empire State Trail through Albany and up to the border at...
  8. AlwynWellington

    Reserve your rooms in advance!

    I started from Le Puy-en-Velay early April 2016, paused at Estella / Lizarra early May 2016. I returned there early in October 2017 and arrived at Compostela later the same month. I booked ahead only twice. I made my first booking on arrival at Lauzerte. This was for two nights at Moissac...
  9. AlwynWellington

    Better route after Col le Lepoeder to Roncevalles with less road walking?

    I recall some cattle beasts mooing somewhere in the distance.
  10. AlwynWellington

    Better route after Col le Lepoeder to Roncevalles with less road walking?

    Short answer: YES OUI SÍ Long answer: I arrived at Saint-Jean on 30 April and, amongst other things, consulted the Pilgrim's Office for the Friends of Saint James on all sorts of things. Looking back, I very clearly recall being told two things: 1) along the tops were many upstanding poles...
  11. AlwynWellington

    Planning First Camino, February: Advice, safety, comfort

    a) Roncesvalles or Pamplona your choice - nothing magic the Pyrenees in late winter b) I have no view c) every combination possible d) neither gaiters nor waterproof trousers for me - see e) next e) my rain/wind proofing is: 1) parka with breathability (under 300 grams including a hood) 2) rain...
  12. AlwynWellington

    Is it necessary to book a place to sleep every day on the CF?

    I left Saint-Jean on 1 May 2016. I had left Le Puy about 3 weeks before and booked ahead once only on that section. Because of exertion during the day, I took a two day rest and turned up two days late. Mine host was still pleased to see me. I did not make any bookings across Spain, leaving...
  13. AlwynWellington

    Show me your backpack!

    I, and several other male and female community members, use a Zpacks pack. My model is Arc Haul Ultra 50L Backpack The pics show a water bottle shoulder strap attachment AND a water bottle in the side pocket AND a commercial drinking system tube access. I first tried the CamelBak reservoir...
  14. AlwynWellington

    Choosing a route

    As I understand the bare bones of your itinerary: Day 1 - across the Pond to Madrid Day 2 - Madrid sightseeing ... Day 7 - return across the Pond Leaving you four days to (get to a start point,) walk and return to Madrid. First thoughts are to walk the Camino Madrid as you are already at the...
  15. AlwynWellington

    Who has been on the Camino for more than 12 months? How was it?

    Is that another way of saying "dreaming" ☺️ which is the category I am in at present 😢
  16. AlwynWellington

    Is it possible to walk from Barcelona to Santiago?

    The Ignatian Way is from near Montserrat to Zaragoza to Logrono. The west arm of the Catalan and then the Ebro takes much the same route. Gronze.com suggests 10 stages from Montserrat to the Ebro, then a further 9 stages to Logrono. see Monserrat to the Ebro .. and .. Ebro, via Zaragoza to...
  17. AlwynWellington

    What clothes to wear at night?

    @avoca, everyone to their own - Firstly, all my clothing (except rain wear) is quick drying, even the polyester wool kilt and knee high hose. I take 2 x short sleeve top, 2x underpants (boxer style with long legs), 2 x pressure hose, 2 x coloured hose and (walking) kilt. One set for walking...
  18. AlwynWellington

    Petroglyphs after Hospital and other things to see on the route

    That as maybe. I've been to Finisterre but once. But I went with the knowledge of what was once inscribed on the western edge of maps of Europe: Here be dragons. But, like our Else in The doll's house (a short story by Katherine Mansfield), I seen them. For our Else it was one very small lamp...
  19. AlwynWellington

    Camino from Le Puy en Velay to Saint Jean Pied de Port in November

    Most certainly. that might help.
  20. AlwynWellington

    Any suggestions for a technical shirt with the performance of Merino but without the drawbacks?

    Kia ora and what is the fabric these shirts are made off. The Kiwi online ASICS store does not stock this particular garment. Kia kaha

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