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    Protecting skin from sun - June vs. October

    There will still be plenty of pilgrims walking in October. Have a great Camino x
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    Protecting skin from sun - June vs. October

    Precisely We also always start walking at 6 am and arrive at our chosen destination early afternoon You are always walking west, so the sun is behind you. Use the Dr special cream, and wear a hat with a good brim x
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    Has the Camino Frances become a victim of its own success?

    Brilliant reply Vacajoe. The Camino Frances requires several weeks for the fittest Pilgrims. Most people in the world have a job with limited holidays thrown in, so either have to wait till they retire, and are fit enough to contemplate El Camino. This is where the Tourist buses come in - so...
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    Etiquette/ what to wear at churches

    Haha. Tincatinker , this reply reminds me of questions and answers when I was a child. Ficklefancyfree asked a perfectly respectful question, and O NO - the answer is not just the answer. It is unnecessarily fabricated by inflexible, intrusive, imposing and unnecessary personal questions . it...
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    Walking only "sections" (some stages) of the Camino

    Hello Ralf I am a retired New Zealand lady. My long time friend married an Englishman and we meet each year mid June , and walk on Camino Frances for around 8 days including travel from England ( and NZ ) We start off the next El Camino walking week exactly where we left off the previous...
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    Cracked phone screen - what would you do?

    No it didn’t cause a problem. At all. For about 4 - 5 more years. Including Camino Frances. X
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    Question (about walking poles) for older walkers

    The good thing about poles , they reduce the weight thru the hip joints. Use short gloves to reduce the push into your hands. Even those fingerless gloves. I’m a Physio ! X
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    Is the Camino for the poor??

    There’s no possibility of starting El Camino ftom a foreign country , needing to fly , if one is technically poor Otherwise this thread has enlightened me that my next Camino will include more donations of food etc to likely “vagrants “ the like of which I didn’t especially notice the last...
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    Exploring Route Variants on the Camino Frances: Natural and Historical Highlights

    Main thing is the Burgos river variant. Superb X
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    2021 Camino Frances - will be more expensive !

    Great. I thought you would have a view Tincatinker, what with the prices of transport in England. From New Zealand we are all saving a fortune as accessing Spain is other side of the world. We will be back for the finish leg of Camino Frances again ASAP x
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    'Camino de Sydney': Couple create Sydney version of Spain's epic walk

    Sounds such a lovely idea. Well done
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    August weather in Northern Spain

    That’s what we did. Get up at 5 am. Start walking at 6 am and stop at 1 pm latest. kip for an hour in the worst of the heat Up to wander and have supper in a relaxed way x you enjoy the whole experience then
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    recuerdos

    Love these. I seem to recognise quite a few of these pics. They give me great memories. Thsnkyou. X
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Traveling from UK - where to go?

    Wow A lot of communication Back to where to ? Best to fly to Bilbao and somehow get to Roncevalles. You know Francés. You like Francés. Best to stick there with your tent snd good accomodation when you need it Good luck X
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Traveling from UK - where to go?

    Sounds encouraging. As for the temperatures in Spain in July - in the end if we walked mid summer because it suited us , you just have to rise and shine at 5 and depart walking at 6 am With the changing situation , no insurance etc , probably better to wait , but Roncevalles is a delightful...
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    John Grisham book

    Hi Terry Couldn't really grasp what you have written, from your profile Any suggestions ?
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    John Grisham book

    Are you a writer , by any chance , Terry ? Years ago , well before I trudged the Camino Francés , I came across a book called Pilgrim Stories by Nancy Louise Frey. I haven’t read it for 20 years but am now inspired to do that again. Well researched I seem to remember , especially with...
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    Special Days

    How beautifully that was written. For some reason I can’t fathom who wrote that. This morning 2 of us took hot coffee at 5.45 am for the Light up the Dawn service. We played the service from our wee radio. Silent , glorious with the lights of Christchurch behind the Quarry Anzac Day is our day...
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    Special Days

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    COVID New start dates?

    All you chaps sound what one would expect right now . Me as well - supposed to start walking 20 June 2020 We were due to start our last year on Camino Frances just from Sarria to SdCompostela. Plan was to have a few days at Santiago, walk to the sea , and just enjoy the place . We were thinking...

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