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  1. mla1

    Sentier Notre Dame Kapatakan in Quebec

    Has anyone walked the Sentier Notre Dame Kapatakan since Covid? I know forum member @MaryLynn walked it pre-Covid and recommended it. But I am wondering about current services/accommodation, etc. Some of the links on the webpage are dead. There is a guide book but I have not ordered it yet...
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    Coastal alternatives to the Norte's asphalt

    One of the comments after RayyRosa's post in wikilocs for that section says that there is a better alternative route on all trails. I did not look it up, but it might be worth checking. (The comment is from Sept 2023.)
  3. mla1

    Alert WARNING: Sexual predator near Tuído on Portuguese Central

    As a former self defence instructor -- well done to both of you, listening to your gut. What a powerful lesson for your daughter. It's absolutely the most important skill.
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    illustrated Camino diary

    Beautiful!
  5. mla1

    Fleece, thin down or both under North Face rain jacket? (Leaving tomorrow)

    I have this every time I go on a long walk! Writing here as a retirement age woman who also runs cold! Sometimes I take the light down jacket (cosier for evenings) and sometimes something synthetic (better for rain). If the weights are about the same, the synthetic option can be used in more...
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    Have you used Aíralo?

    Airalo has worked really well for me in Spain, the UK, and Mexico. And we now also use it if we are driving over the border to the US when we go hiking so that we can get access to online maps.
  7. mla1

    Gr 36 - From North to south to join Voie de Tours

    I would love to know more about how you found that route overall!
  8. mla1

    Gr 36 - From North to south to join Voie de Tours

    Oh!!!! I have not seen that website before! So good!
  9. mla1

    Have you walked the camino after a significant weight gain?

    The Via de la plata is so beautiful that your brain will be too busy being awestruck to be sabotaging your confidence! I hope you have a fabulous walk!
  10. mla1

    Demographic of VDLP pilgrim in recent years

    I went days and days on the VDLP without seeing another woman. There were rarely other women in the albergues I was in. Other people talked about having walked with women or stayed with them, but somehow, very often, I ended up being the only woman in a middle-aged European man bubble. French...
  11. mla1

    LIVE from the Camino On the Mozarabe: A beautiful and sometimes challenging route

    Hi @debigetsout! Thanks for posting! xox
  12. mla1

    Some difficulty now (Feb 2024) on the camino de invierno

    It was definitely not a road -- just a narrow track across a grassy field. Right across from the castle itself....Here is what it looks like on Mapy, with my little red arrows added -- Mapy shows it near the castle parking: And here is the zoomed out view of that map with the castle over at...
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    Some difficulty now (Feb 2024) on the camino de invierno

    I think the second wikiloc track that Laurie has posted is the one I followed. Leave the albergue, go through the big trees, turn left right near the castle to follow a track across a grazing field that goes into Paradela. Leave out the other side of the village and follow a path down into the...
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    Some difficulty now (Feb 2024) on the camino de invierno

    The path that goes left from the castle is through grassy fields where there were some cows. I would think it would be more or less the same from year to year -- it's a grazing field rather than a growing field. It is very open so you would be able to tell in advance whether it seemed like a...
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    Some difficulty now (Feb 2024) on the camino de invierno

    After Villavieja and the gorgeous bit of path that goes through huge trees to the castle, the Camino goes down and joins the road to go to Borrenes. You can avoid a lot of that roadwalking by turning left on a path that goes across fields through Paradela does Muces and then through Chana. Then...
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    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    My favourite Camino city!
  17. mla1

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Oh my goodness - I loved it. I think heat might be the big thing. I left Seville at the end of March and it already was starting to feel too hot for me (high 20s)! But then two weeks later there was snow! And trees with the leaves just coming out. And then for the last week or so - it was into...
  18. mla1

    A Great Sleeping Bag Deal!

    It’s about 454 g, I think, a pound. And it is just for one person. In the photo they are showing it unzipped. When zipped up it is not as constricting as a mummy style bag, but it is also not a full rectangle. It’s a bit on the narrow side.
  19. mla1

    A Great Sleeping Bag Deal!

    That is a good deal!!!! I think I paid a bit more than that almost 10 years ago. It is also a perfect sleeping bag for the camino. Super small and light. I love it. And it has held up really well!
  20. mla1

    My fellow Canadians: Cabot Trail

    A group of volunteers just got funding last year to build a 50 km trail on the west side of the island. https://www.seawalltrail.com/post/seawall-trail-funding-annoucment

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