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  1. cableseller

    Disappointed with my hiking shoes

    My merrells got so soaked the last 3 days on the way to Santiago. Hated putting on wet boots. Ended up buying a pair in Santiago to save my feet!!!
  2. cableseller

    LIVE from the Camino La Faba or O'Cebreiro?

    Stay at Venta Celta in OC. Its a wonderful place and run by some nice ladies
  3. cableseller

    Google street view

    I will admit that i did curse a bit when i found those steps at the end of the bridge.
  4. cableseller

    Reasons for walking the Camino

    As i walked along this September a conversation turned to "why". My fellow walker from Washington DC simply passed on "you come to the camino to find one thing and instead find another".
  5. cableseller

    private rooms in albergues

    My group of friends who did the Camino in September opted for the private rooms for a variety of reasons. 25-30 seemed the going rate. We still met up with lots of people and enjoyed the comraderie of the Camino
  6. cableseller

    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    my advice on shoes is buy a VERY waterproof model. The three days we walked in pouring rain were very tough when i put on wet boots in the AM
  7. cableseller

    What issues arise when walking with a companion?

    Having recently completed Astorga to Santiago with two college buddies heres my experience. They were the hares and had a much faster natural pace than me (the turtle aka el tortuga). What worked for us was a predetermined stopping point. I would arrive dusty and tired and find them at a cafe...
  8. cableseller

    For us sloooow walkers only!

    Finished in Santiago a week ago today with my 2 college friends. Every day we separated as the "hares" had a much faster pace and would meet up at our designated spot to spend the night. The newly designated "El Tortuga aka The Turtle" would mosey along and have a grand ole time. Some days it...
  9. cableseller

    For us sloooow walkers only!

  10. cableseller

    Which ONE book to bring?

    I leave next Friday and have also been back and forth on bringing a book. Will probably depend how the "weigh ins" go this week.
  11. cableseller

    My Camino. Your Camino

    Great thoughts. I almost feel like i have read too much. Leaving next week and will be spending the remaining days trying to get that pack light as possible.
  12. cableseller

    How do people 60-and-over plan their Camino?

    Next week at 59 and creeping quickly towards 60 myself and my two college friends start our first Camino. Having read the trail think most points covered but will report back when the "Lost Boys" return on anything to add.
  13. cableseller

    You know you're a pilgrim(or soon to be) when...

    You feel like you are waiting in Times Square for the ball to drop so you can begin...... 10 days and counting now for numero uno
  14. cableseller

    Missing the camino

    Paddy I leave in a couple weeks to do my first Camino. Also starting in Astorga. How long did it take you to get to Santiago?
  15. cableseller

    Philadelphia PA, Any Newbie Pilgrims?

    I live out in Chester County/West Chester area and next month (9/16) start a work dictated length of pilgrimage from Astorga to Santiago. Will be traveling with my college room-mates from Loyola University in LA. 59 going on 60 so will probably be traveling in the slow lane. Love to be part of a...
  16. cableseller

    Walking buddy leaving Astorga on September 16th, 2013?

    There will be three of us 59 going on 60 Loyola university friends who will be leaving from Astorga the morning of the 16th. So if you see 3 people stumbling along dazed and confused that will be us. Buen Camino and hope to run into you
  17. cableseller

    Which Osprey backpack?

    I went to REI wanting to buy an Osprey and ended up buying a Deuter. This is a feel thing. You need to try a few on with weight in them. I found that the frame of the Osprey dug into my side a bit. I have been doing my training hikes for the past month with a loaded Deuter and find it excellent...
  18. cableseller

    Anybody from Philly/Southern NJ?

    I live in the Philly area and will be doing the Camino in September. Would like to talk live to someone who has done the camino. All the FAQs are great but getting a live feel would be great.
  19. cableseller

    Santo Domingo de la Calzada

    Thanks all for the help. My buddies and i have three weeks. rying a little side trip to Legrono first and then from Ponferrada on to Santiago. Starting 9/14. Any suggestions on best way to Legrono from Madrid?
  20. cableseller

    Santo Domingo de la Calzada

    what is best way to get from Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Ponferrada? Need to get a bus but seem to be having trouble with that connection. Does it need to be another city?

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