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8 caminos later, I finally figured it out.
Buy two pairs of the lightest, most ventilated shoes you can find. Preferably different from each other. I like generic slip-on athletic shoes. And I like the Norvan from Arc'teryx very much.
I use the lightest, thinnest socks that Darn Tough makes...
I very much agree. The answers have been much more illuminating and thoughtful than I had anticipated. And much more evenly split then I thought they would be.
I got a new hat, "A", and was all proud until my daughter said it was a "no". A very strong no. "B" is my trusty hat of 6 caminos. Please leave a vote. Thanks!
Try and stop for a second each day and look around; "I'm in Spain! This is amazing!" Blink hard. Promise yourself that you will remember.
Leukotape.
Dried fruit.
Ok. That's three.
I left Le Puy late September and the weather was ideal, Sunny and warm to start and cooler-wetter as I got into the French Basque country. I have walked several caminos now and LePuy to sjpdp was the best, just magical. Great food, crazy beautiful scenery, nice people. Ahhh magnifique. I met an...
Hi,
I walked the VDLP this past October, from Seville to Santiago via the Sanabres option. I walked Sep. 27 through Nov. 1 with no rest days.
The first 2 weeks in Andalusia and Extremadura were really hot, hitting 36 repeatedly,<<this is statistically anomalous for this time of year>> but by...
I went to LePuy via Lyon, which was pretty straightforward (train to St. Etienne, and train to LePuy), so no help there. The stretch you are talking about is indeed strenuous, but nothing worse then the Norte/Primitivo. Time tends to put a rosy glow on things, but I do think they are pretty...
Poles may work for some people but I find them a real hassle and unnecessary (for me). Two more things to forget or lose and there is always something in your hands when you need your hands free. I tried poles and I prefer life without!
I have brought a few small zipper-pull type compasses to give away. They are light and inexpensive but have seemed to carry both practical and symbolic value.
Hi Nigel,
I walked (2015) from LePuy to SJPdP leaving LePuy in late September and arriving in SJPdP in late October. The weather (and the walk) were wonderful. Warm the first few days and cooling nicely over the following weeks.
John
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