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  1. steve392

    Backpack size

    Have you already brought it? If not, I'd get everything together that you are taking first. This way you'll get a good idea on the size of the pack you need. 55ltr sounds a bit big to me and may temp you to fill it with things you don't need.
  2. steve392

    Camino Dating

    @Peterexpatkiwi suggested on another post that I tell the story of how I met my wife on the camino. So rather than just a quick paragraph I thought I'd bore you all with the details. The easiest way of doing this, is to share with you the statement (edited) that I made to the authorities when...
  3. steve392

    What's changed?

    Thank you everyone for the replies. It's as I thought. #1 - Holy year. All cleared thanks to JabbaPapa. #2 - Cost. To be expected. Everything goes up in price. Nothing to worry about, just budget accordingly. #3 - Bed race. Again, plan accordingly and don't stress. #4 - Bed bugs. Suck it up and...
  4. steve392

    What's changed?

    Thanks for verifying that for me Jabba. I was unsure how it worked so this is good news.
  5. steve392

    What's changed?

  6. steve392

    What's changed?

    Hey all. I haven't been on the forum for quite sometime (years probably). I walked the Camino Frances in 2016 and to say it was life changing for me is an understatement. On day 3, at the café at Zuriain, I met the love of my life, Alex. 3 years later I moved to Melbourne, Australia from the UK...
  7. steve392

    Class of 2020

    Well the decision has been made. My camino is now cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. With the WHO official classing this now as a pandemic and the US cancelling incoming flights from Europe, it won't be long before we follow suit here in Australia. I'm not concerned about catching the...
  8. steve392

    Class of 2020

    Hi Miya Myself and a friend who I met on our first camino in 2016 are also flying in to Biarritz on March 18th. We start walking the following day. Are you on the Ryanair flight? If you are then I guess you'll see us on the flight. We also haven't booked anywhere except Roncevalles. If you...
  9. steve392

    CF in March

    My friend and I start walking on the 19th March and apart from Roncevalles we haven't booked at any other albergues. We have reserved one in Zubiri that needs confirmation the day before but that's it. We are just going to see what happens and follow our noses. We are not in the least worried...
  10. steve392

    newcomer packing list

    I'm going to throw a spanner in the works now and be controversial. :eek: Firstly, let me just say that I am a very experienced walker and have trekked in all sorts of terrain and weather conditions and this is what I do. Right here goes. Don't over think and get obsessed with weight for the...
  11. steve392

    newcomer packing list

    One thing I would recommend that you take is Hydralytes. Even if it's enough for just the first few days. Replacing lost minerals is essential if you've been sweating all day. They can help you recover after a long days walk much quicker than drinking water alone and are a lot cheaper than...
  12. steve392

    Are you thinking to walk the Camino (the way of the Saint James) again?

    Couldn't agree more. I met my wife on the camino in 2016 and have since moved to Australia from the UK so it's a massive event in both of our lives. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't think about it. I'm going back to walk it again in March with a friend who I also met on the camino...
  13. steve392

    April Camino

    Myself and a friend start walking our second Camino on 19th March. To hell with the weather is our atitude, what will be will be. Just go well prepared and enjoy it.
  14. steve392

    Booking rooms in advance

    I walked in September and October 2016 where I met Alex (now my wife). I hadn't planned any accommodation except St Jean and was planning on just following my nose. Alex on the other hand had planned every albergue/hotel all the way to Santiago. We walk all the way together after day 3 and I...
  15. steve392

    A 'One Word' Why?

    Walk
  16. steve392

    Muxia to santiago by foot.

    Hey all. It's been a long while since I last posted on the forum, in fact it's been over a year. I walked the camino last year and arrived in Santiago last October so it's a year to the day that I said goodbye for now to Spain with a sense of pride but also a feeling of unfinished business as I...
  17. steve392

    2 days to go and a late concern

    Quick update. By the time I got to sjpdp I wasn't feeling too bad at all. Sat down with 3 other pilgrims for dinner and decided to just man up and walk the route napoleon. I honestly thought it would be a lot more tougher than it was. The worst part for me was getting up to orrrison where I'd...
  18. steve392

    2 days to go and a late concern

    Cheers again guys. Woke up this morning and feel pretty good. Still have the tightness in my chest though. 6am at the moment and I'll be out the door and on my way in about an hour. The valcarlos route looks pretty good and I'm sure I'll be able to walk it with no problems. Still very unsure...
  19. steve392

    2 days to go and a late concern

    Thanks all. The lower is looking the more likely as time passes. Hopefully come Monday morning i'll be feeling a lot better and shouldn't have to worry too much. Steve
  20. steve392

    2 days to go and a late concern

    Hi all, I fly out to Biarritz on Monday for the start of my camino and I have everything in place and ready to go. The only problem is that over the last couple of weeks I've been ill with flu and a chest infection and my fitness isn't what it should be. I'm concerned that the first 2 days...

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