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  1. J

    Walking in Oct 2013.

    Thanks for the advice Margaret.
  2. J

    Walking in Oct 2013.

    Thanks for the advice about getting a credencial in Leon. I'm wondering though whether to avoid walking through Leon we could go straight from the train station and pick up a credential at Virgin de la Camino or at the albergue where we will stay our first night. Would this be possible or do we...
  3. J

    Boots, shoes or sandals

    I always got boots a size larger than my normal size and had problems when walking long distances. When I passed through Escalion (starting from Le Puy), the guy in the hiking boot shop said you need a size and a half larger shoes. I followed his advice and never looked back. I now wear Solomon...
  4. J

    Packing..do i really need a sleeping bag for October

    Ok sounds like I'll need a sleeping bag (walking from Leon on 5th Oct). Do I also need a fleece or is a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt and thin cashmere jumper plus thin paclight waterproof enough?
  5. J

    Walking in Oct 2013.

    I am starting from Leon on 5th October. Does anyone know what the weather is likely to be like then? Will I need a sleeping bag or is a silk liner enough? Will I need waterproof trousers? Can I get a pilgrim passport in Leon and if so where? Will I need a fleece or is a thin cashmere jumper...
  6. J

    Getting a credential

    A friend of mine is starting her camino in Leon. Where's the most convenient place for her to get a credential?
  7. J

    If people stop their walking about 2 o'clock each day...

    My days were pretty much like this too. I usually arrived by 1pm at the latest and often earlier as after this it was just too hot to walk. I then found the albergue, had a totally energy renewing shower, washed my clothes and ate lunch, chatted and did a lot of sightseeing if I was in an...
  8. J

    Example packing list

    Don't worry you won't need waterproof trousers. Even if you get wet you'll dry really quickly. We're not talking about the lake district. Also you won't need a sleeping bag. A silk liner will be adequate. When I walked the camino I took no trousers and one skirt, which is cooler than shorts or...
  9. J

    Update from Portomarin

    I quite enjoyed the Messeta except for the excessive heat back in June. I stayed in a lovely hostel in the village of Terradillos de los Templarios. Not the modern one on the way into the village which didn't appeal at all. I want to finish off the camino where I left off in Leon at the end of...
  10. J

    What Size Water Bottle?

    I started out with a litre bottle but found a 500ml plastic bottle much more practical and it fitted well in the outside sleeve of my bag. I rarely filled it though as water sources are so plentiful on all the camino. Even in the stretch after Carrion de los Condos there is a makeshift bar half...
  11. J

    Walking in april and may

    I walked from Le Puy in late April and took the lightest down bag I could find (Xero 250: 25degree to 0 degrees and weighing 600g) and would have been better off with just a silk or cotton liner as most of the hostels have blankets and in Spain it was too hot to ever zip up the bag so I just lay...
  12. J

    I hope to walk for a week from le Puy in August.

    They sell all the guidebooks you need in the cathedral in Le puy and you can buy them after the 7.00am pilgrim's blessing before you start out. I met one guy who was carrying less then 4 kilos in a small day sack and had everything he needed. You will only need a silk or cotton liner rather than...
  13. J

    september starter looking for company.

    Hi I'm looking for company too, but I'll be walking from Leon in September, but probably quite a lot later than 7th September so maybe we'll be able to meet up. As for a sleeping bag, I just walked from Le puy to Leon from 28th April to 25th June and the one thing I really didn't need was a...
  14. J

    Walking with the least amount of stuff

    I'm another sandal wearer. I wore teva's for much of the camino and found them more comfortable and cooler than shoes. I wore them without socks and got blisters initially on the soles of my feet but my feet soon hardened and I had no further problems with them. In terms of cutting down on...
  15. J

    Equipment list for the first Camino

    To come back to the issue of equipment, am I gathering from this that I'll be ok with just a silk sleeping bag liner? I'm starting the camino from Le Puy around 22nd April. I'll be walking in light weight trousers which go just below the knee. will I need waterproof trousers or just a jacket...
  16. J

    Introduction: walking from Le Puy in Late April 2009

    Hi I have just started planning my walk and have read Alison Raju's guide book and would welcome any advice from anyone who's walked from Le Puy on which route to take and what to take with you, for example will I need a sleeping bag or is a sheet sleeping bag sufficient? Also what clothing will...
  17. J

    Walking alone May 2009

    Hi I'll also be walking alone this Spring, though I'll be starting from Le Puy in late April so I may not catch up with you lone females who are starting from Spain in late April or May.

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