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    O Cebreiro - Linares alternative route

    I'm in O Cebreiro at the moment and see that the Xunta Galicia sign on exiting the village gives two routes to Linares: a recommended route along the road or what looks like an alternative "higher" route. Has anyone more information about which is better and why?
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    Avoiding Cruz de Ferro

    We had to curtail our camino in Leon in 2018 and owing to a ruptured achilles and then Covid, this summer will be our first chance to complete it. However, I still have to manage my achilles and steep uneven descents are a risk, so we thought we'd just skip Cruz de Ferro. Is there lower...
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    A gentleman's undercarriage question regarding chafing......

    I need to ask advice on the.... erm....ahem.....delicate matter of the chafing of a gentleman's undercarriage when walking in the summer. Have any chaps walked in shorts with a mesh liner in lieu of underwear? I have some running shorts which are marvellously light and cool and the mesh helps...
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    Between Villafranca M de O and San Juan de Ortega

    Hello, We are continuing our camino this year and I'm planning stages and hoping to walk Belorado to San Juan de Ortega. However, I'm looking at the profile and the section from Villafranca Montes do Oca and San Juan de Ortega looks to have quite a climb to it and also looks like 12 km without...
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    Is permethrin carcinogenic?

    I've just treated my sleep liner backpack and clothes with lifesystems ex 4 permethrin spray which I've had to bring inside and allow to dry in my hall (just outside my bedroom). Having to do that I Googled any hazards associated with permethrin and according to us epa it is a known carcinogen...
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    August from Ourense with children

    Hello, We are intending to walk a "taster" Camino at the end of August this year, myself, wife and 12 and 10 year old children, with the intention of doing the Camino Frances from St Jpdp next summer. We were thinking about the Frances from Sarria but having read about how busy that stretch will...
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    August with children

    Hello to all, Firstly thanks to everyone on this forum for all the info and inspiration that I've already gained by reading through the amazing wealth of posts so far. We are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 children (10 and 12) attempting our first Camino this summer. We are tied to school...

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