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  1. NovaSofi

    Big Mistake...woops

    Nice wave you've got there in TX! I agree with not wasting time at Maverick's, its too far from shore. I've always wanted to go to Pipe but Nazare tops it for me, especially if you can throw in a winter Camino to boot! I think you've really touched on an interesting topic... "a Camino surf...
  2. NovaSofi

    Big Mistake...woops

    I missed it, thanks!
  3. NovaSofi

    Big Mistake...woops

    I just discovered some YouTube videos of Nazare! Did you see those heaving ocean-avalanches in person? I couldn't believe it when I saw it...especially in Portugal! I know France has Biarritz but I've never heard of this one, I guess to keep out the stereotypical California weekend longboarders...
  4. NovaSofi

    Comment by 'NovaSofi' in media 'Ensalada Mixta Deluxe'

    If only all ensalada mixtas were this ensalada mixta... :D
  5. NovaSofi

    Comment by 'NovaSofi' in media 'Finisterre'

    Wow!!. Thank you for the photo, what a day to be in Finisterre. I can't wait to be there in person.:rolleyes:
  6. NovaSofi

    Comment by 'NovaSofi' in media 'Afraid to go alone?'

    I was terrified to do my first "solo" Camino Frances in 2015 but a part of me knew from previous travel, when you are solo, you are never really alone unless you want to be. You will have the best of it all, freedom to decide what works for you, and new friends from all walks of life that you...
  7. NovaSofi

    Day hiking areas in Southern Portugal

    Go spend time in benagil on the algarve without a car. Walk the bluffs above the sea to all the amazing beaches...I lost more weight in 5 days doing that, then I did on the whole Caminoo_O
  8. NovaSofi

    Kumano Kodo & Camino Frances 'dual pilgrim'

    Ahh. Thank you;)
  9. NovaSofi

    Kumano Kodo & Camino Frances 'dual pilgrim'

    Hello, thank you so much for the link and those "valuable" :eek::confused: tips!! I haven't really begun researching this camino yet, so please forgive my ignorance in asking if you are saying that you should have walked east to west? Or that literally all the paths kept taking you back to Hongu...
  10. NovaSofi

    Kumano Kodo & Camino Frances 'dual pilgrim'

    How's your trip @Rhysmike? :D I am looking forward to your blog/photos or anything you have to share from your adventure. The kumano-kodo is on my list and I just stumbled upon this post...very exciting to see a discussion on the forum about this unusual Camino. :)
  11. NovaSofi

    Speaking French on the Le Puy Route

    :D:p
  12. NovaSofi

    Speaking French on the Le Puy Route

    Someone may have already mentioned this... have you tried to download the google translate app? You can download a offline dictionary in French so you can access it sans internet. Its incredibly versatile in that it can translate signage via photo, audio by speaking into the device and it will...
  13. NovaSofi

    I want to be a pilgrim

    You've decided you want to be a pilgrim so you are on your way already!..I highly recommend mid May through mid June but I'm biased because its the only time I walked the Camino Frances. It was very busy with other pilgrims but the weather and scenery was great, little rain, mostly sunny, not...
  14. NovaSofi

    For they are not meek

    Thanks for writing that which my soul doesn't quite have the words to convey.:D I felt like I walked it all over again
  15. NovaSofi

    Second solo Camino - Primitivo or Frances?

    Thanks for sharing your insight, I think I will do the salvador and primitivo combo based on so many wonderful suggestions and descriptions of the two.
  16. NovaSofi

    Second solo Camino - Primitivo or Frances?

    Hi @oldman thanks for the feedback. @Oravasaari, I really like this itinerary you proposed, I look forward to checking out you blog. Thanks for sharing
  17. NovaSofi

    Second solo Camino - Primitivo or Frances?

    Good to know, I treat my pack, sleeping bag and boots too, even if its just for my own piece of mind! Thanks @CaminoChris
  18. NovaSofi

    Second solo Camino - Primitivo or Frances?

    Hello Camino amigos. Could anyone speak to the state of the bed bugs on the Primitivo? And from SDC to Muxia? I'll be staying in a mix of albergues and a hotel or two. On the CF, i got bit 4-5 times, during the last 150 km or so. Being the Primitivo, I assume its will be ok with fewer...
  19. NovaSofi

    Gear Review: The little things

    Forgot REI,:eek:! Decathlon, here I come after I return all of my overpriced gear. I wish I would have known it was a bargain compared to our stores in the US.
  20. NovaSofi

    Down Outdoor Blankets / Throws

    I used a down bag from REI similar to this: https://www.rei.com/product/894947/rei-co-op-helio-down-45-sleeping-bag. I started SJPP in early May and although it got significantly warmer throughout the trip, i was always happy with this bag and slept with it open like a quilt. **recommend...

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