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  1. Neon84

    Ponferrada to Santiago...first time Camino walker!

    Good luck and buen camino to you both. Another tip on the boots is to buy a cheap packet of women's maxi pads (really!) and line your boots with them. It makes the soles softer and absorbs some of the moisture from your feet and socks. The nylon undersocks are also a great idea! Antley, would...
  2. Neon84

    Ponferrada to Santiago...first time Camino walker!

    Hi Aine, Fellow Irish person here, and we did the Ponferrada to Santiago route in May, in 9 days. It was wonderful! You'll definitely need boots, though. Some days were tough in terms of hills and terrain, so shoes will not do the job. You're better off with boots. The first day out of...
  3. Neon84

    Pick up credencial before leaving, or in Ponferrada?

    Hi everyone, Thanks so much for your input and advice! Tyrrek, that sounds like a good plan and one we will most likely follow. A bit nervous about my first camino, but starting to get very excited too :mrgreen:
  4. Neon84

    Pick up credencial before leaving, or in Ponferrada?

    Hi Margaret, Thank you very much for the reply! I will try to get our credencials in Dublin next week, in that case. I'm afraid our preparation has been very last minute, so we haven't even mapped out a route yet! We have 9 days to get to SdC, and were planning on just winging it, in terms of...
  5. Neon84

    Pick up credencial before leaving, or in Ponferrada?

    Hi folks, Looking for peoples' advice on the matter of the credencial. We start our Camino in Ponferrada next weekend, but won't arrive there till about 10pm (we have a hotel booked for that night), so the main albergue will surely be closed by then. We plan to start walking the following...
  6. Neon84

    Leon to Santiago in 10 days - realistic?

    Hi frauluchi - we did also think about starting at Ponferrada, but my boyfriend is not keen on missing such a long stretch (he originally wanted to/still wants to start in Leon, but I'd prefer to go at a more leisurely place than rush every day). So Astorga seems like a good compromise. Hi...
  7. Neon84

    Leon to Santiago in 10 days - realistic?

    Thanks so much ranthr. After doing a bit more research, we have realised that Leon to Santiago in 10 days is probably not realistic and were actually looking at starting in Astorga as an option. Now our problem is that we need to drop our hire car in Leon (we are driving from Bilbao airport)...
  8. Neon84

    Leon to Santiago in 10 days - realistic?

    Thanks Whalleyranger, that's really helpful.
  9. Neon84

    Leon to Santiago in 10 days - realistic?

    Hi folks, Hope you can all shed some light on this. We're starting our first Camino on May 27th and very much looking forward to it. We'd planned on starting in Leon and arriving in SdC on June 5th - so 10 days. But just looking at the map, it seems like we might be stretching ourselves a bit...

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