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  1. Hal

    A question to the wise: starting in Samos or Sarria?

    I travel in October. If start my journey in Samos I will by unavoidable circumstances will arrive at 8pm and miss Vespers (and likely miss a monastery tour the next day). Is it still worth staying in the town for a visit under 12 hours under these circumstances? I am walking this Camino on...
  2. Hal

    Fave Accomodation from Sarria to Santiago. Also, a question of days.

    I have 9 days to walk and I am doing so in order to get a Compostela for a relative. Because I will be walking with a day pack and will be sending my bag ahead, I am pre-booking accomodation and can hopefully not have to sprint for a bed but enjoy the road. As I will be missing the more scenic...
  3. Hal

    Dining the Camino Inglés

    Food, Food, Food. Yum. Yum. Yum. I chose the Ingles route rather than Sarria for my first Camino in Spain because I wanted to take advantage of less crowds in tours and the chance to meet the same walkers, if I am able to hang out with any on the odd walk, on a smaller scale by taking a road...
  4. Hal

    Help a sister out - I have no thigh gap

    I don't have an issue with chafing thighs over the course of an ordinary work day, but over the course of a sweaty day the potential for discomfort/sorenesss/boils increases exponentially. People who are similarly blessed - what are your tips? Compression shorts? Short hose? Powder?
  5. Hal

    Is there really a difference between men's and women's shoes?

    Apart from the respective lashings of navy blue and neon pink, I mean. At my last fitting for sneaks, the Canadian Adidas dude was horrified at my eagerness to try on a men's pair ( I do measure an impressive 41.5, after all). Our feet are appropriately different, he told me. As it turns out...
  6. Hal

    So I don't want to walk all the way down the hill before the end of the day...

    I would prefer to visit the seemingly charming Triacastela for an early snack before a gentle amble to Samos and will night further up. I was thinking of bedding down in Fonfria but for no legitimate reason the photograph of the albergue made me glum. Any feedback on Fonfria, Viduedo or...
  7. Hal

    Favourite towns and sights between Cahors and SJPP

    I've focused so much on this part of my journey that I all but ignored the second! Moissac, I believe is very nice just from the prettiness of the word, and Condom's Armagnac museum has my name on it. Any favourite towns or must sees from my intrepid GR-65ers?
  8. Hal

    Itinerary for 3 routes and sellos.

    Due to the relatively short period I have to walk (and also because I was fortunate enough to be given and and French courses for Christmas!), wanting to make the most of the various scenery and enjoying different parts of the country and wishing to do the final 100km to Santiago, my tentative...
  9. Hal

    A short jaunt on the Le Puy route, or, can I out slow-walk Rob?

    Before walking from SJPP to Santiago in 2016, I will walk some of the Le Puy route immediately prior - partly to prepare myself for walking in Spain, partly because of the landscape, partly because of the enthusiasm of you good people here and partly because I was given a French language course...
  10. Hal

    Buying supplies in SJPP

    Hi all, I am planning to walk from Le Puy to SJPP, then to Burgos. I will probably just bring a sleeping sack instead of a sleeping bag because sheets and blankets seem to be provided in French gites (plus I'll pop on a sweater if I'm cold), but will switch to a lightweight sleeping bag for...
  11. Hal

    What is your favourite place to see or stay post-Burgos?

    Hi all! *smiles and waves* I tentatively plan to walk the Le Puy route and then from SJPP to Burgos. I will be skipping a few sections in France in order to take some detours by train. Instead of finishing in Burgos, I could spend few days (2-3, 5 at most) to end my walk in some other town...
  12. Hal

    Everybody Hates Decazeville

    Hi everyone - first time thread starter, long time reader! I tentatively plan to walk Le Puy-Conques, go by train to Lourdes (then possibly indulging in some sin by going to Biarritz for a sneaky spa and massage), then walk SJPP to Burgos. Alas, the closest train station to Conques is Vivier...

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