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  1. pyrofly

    Rubber tips for PacerPoles available from REI for $4.99 pr.

    And the thud THUD thud from a traditional wooden baston is less so? Or the clock clackety of a horse's shoes? Or the gear/chain noise of a bici. These are the sounds of el camino. I have heard people complaining about trekking pole noises before. I have even seen complaints about trail...
  2. pyrofly

    Rubber tips for PacerPoles available from REI for $4.99 pr.

    Any idea how hard it would be to find a set of the 8mm ends on the Camino? I don't think mine are going to make it and I leave tomorrow.
  3. pyrofly

    Sharing Our upcoming Camino Trip Starting AUGUST 20 from SJP

    I decided on this one since it also gave me the option of sending customized messages on the fly. http://findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=116 I purchased the "tracking" plan which puts a new spot on the map automatically every 10 minutes in nearly real time and keeps all the old ones for the...
  4. pyrofly

    Sharing Our upcoming Camino Trip Starting AUGUST 20 from SJP

    Hello Everyone. This will probably be my last posting on this forum from the USA. My dad and I leave Miami, FL. on the 19th and are so excited!!! I wanted to thank each of you for contributing to the wealth of information on here and an wanted to send a special thanks to those who addressed...
  5. pyrofly

    anyone starting on the 21st aug

    Hi Jackie. My dad and I will also be starting on the 21st. We are from Miami Florida and are of Spanish/cuban descent and naturally fluent in spanish and English. We are flying into madrid on the 20th early am. We are staying in L'spirit on the night of the 20th and will be having a very easy...
  6. pyrofly

    Planned rest day stops

    i asked a similar question check out the answers i got el-camino-frances/topic14941.html
  7. pyrofly

    towns we should take an extra day in.

    WOW!!! thank you all so much for all the replies. super informative. lots of homework to do now.
  8. pyrofly

    towns we should take an extra day in.

    oops.. should of mentioned that. We have 1 day in santiago after our initial arrival date That date just happens to be a sunday and we plan on attending mass then spend the rest of the day taking it all in. We Then 4 days to get to finisterra. The elevations seem killer to get there though so...
  9. pyrofly

    towns we should take an extra day in.

    The planning for this trip has become a big deal. We have 7 days before we start our camino at SJPDP. Currently we plan on staying an extra day to see the sites in pamplona (week one rest day) bugos(week 3 rest day) leon (week 4 rest day) What other towns should we spend a little more time...
  10. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    miamijhp gracias por el site de eroski. Ya lo conociamos. y los abuelos mas razon todavia.
  11. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    Out walking is right!! everyday 16 km in 3.5-4 hrs. my dads blisters are under control. He has been taping over them and they have healed. We have also found some incredible liners made by a company called bridgedale. The are a coolmax/polypropelene combo spun into a microfiber. the toe seam...
  12. pyrofly

    Floridians -- "Getting There"

    We are in miami. Leaving on sun the 19th of aug. FLying through Puerto rico arriving at barajas madrid on the 20th. The original plan was train to pamplona then bus from pamplona to sjpdp. The plan has changed because the train tickets will be lost if the plane arrives late. Buying the...
  13. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    Update... We are up to 10 miles a day mon-sat. We rest on sundays. I am carrying my full pack weight of 23 lbs including 2.5 liters of h20 and dads is doing it with 15lbs. We did one 12 mile day and one 18 mile day just to see what it would feel like. The heat is brutal down hear as is the...
  14. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    we are up to 7 miles (11km) dad with 5kg and me with 9.5 including 2ltrs of water. we are completing our miles in about 20 minutes. Dad is slowly adding weight to his pack until he feels comfortable with a full load. this week is all 7 miles next week we jump up to 9 (14.5km)The trekking poles...
  15. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    I wish there were more hills in south Florida. Are you guys training for your caminos? Dad and I are up to 6 miles a day with fully loaded packs and we are raising our distance weekly. We have decided that on our "rest day"(AUG 21) we will use to split the 1st stage by resting at Orisson as...
  16. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    We are flying into madrid. and have to take 3 metros and a train to get to pamplona. no way we can make the 2pm bus. I found one that runs later but l'spirit albergue in sjpdp never heard of it. They are checking with the busline for me as it appears that the later bus did indeed make the trip...
  17. pyrofly

    Albergues with architectural or historical importance.

    The other thread with albergues not to miss is huge!!! We personally would rather try to spend our nights in old churches, monasteries, etc when ever possible than more modern better equipped stops. Which are the albergues that we should not miss taking history and architecture as the 1st...
  18. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    Buen camino veronica!!! We will be taking it slow so don't know if we will catch up. Maybe see you take off on the 21st. we will be at L’Esprit du Chemin getting our day of rest prior to starting the walk.
  19. pyrofly

    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    Hi everyone we are doing our first camino. A Father 68 and son 38 of spanish/cuban decent both fluent spanish speakers. We will be Arriving at pamplona by train from Madrid on the 20th at 1440 and are looking for other pilgrims to share the cost of going to SJPDP. Please PM if you are in the...

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