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  1. Liina

    Interesting article on the trash at Finisterre

    I had heard of that tradition and thought that I don't want to do that, just because of the trash, but in my last day there I felt the need to do it - it really was a finish for me and my white shirt that had blocked the sun for a few weeks and was not white at all any more :D needed that...
  2. Liina

    Albergue de peregrinos O Cebreiro

    Hi! O Cebreiro was one of my favorite places - I think it was the highest place I walked thru (I began in Ponferrada) and that's the reason :) I love mountains and I'm so thankful that I stayed there a night - I got to take a shower and go up to the hill where the cross is, just sat there alone...
  3. Liina

    Blister Products

    I brought Compeed with me, lots of it. And it melted, I think - every evening it came off with a sock, looked like it melted there, and it hurt and blister got bigger.. And then I met this guy who teached me how to do the needle and thread trick and the next time I went and bought iodine and did...
  4. Liina

    Visiting Finisterre from Santiago

    Hi, amigos! My Camino for this time is now finished and I just wanted to come and give feedback what was the choice - just maybe it will help someone :) I didn't start closer to Santiago but planned to make some days longer so I could be in Santiago one day earlier and then go by bus to...
  5. Liina

    Trabadelo->San Fiz de Seo->La Faba

    In Brierley's 2015 edition book there shows three ways to get from Villafranca to Trabadelo: on the left there is Dragonte, going straight ahead is the main route and on the right the so-called scenic route with more nature. That last one I'd like to see with my own eye - I've googled some...
  6. Liina

    Advice on Walking Poles

    I thought of that, but then again - if I haven't never used poles, I would like to try them, to hold and see how they "fit". Also, the price question is there also :) And time.
  7. Liina

    Advice on Walking Poles

    ....and I still want two :) (not against one pole, not religious, but never had to use them and to help my knee I'd like to start with two) and would like advice on buying them in Madrid or Ponferrada.
  8. Liina

    Trabadelo->San Fiz de Seo->La Faba

    Hi again! It's two days before my plane departs (happy-as-I-can-be!) and I'm planning my walking a little bit around so I could see the ocean also. Got my Brierley book finally and here I came across two walking ways I don't want to miss - scenic route from Villafranca del Bierzo to Trabadelo...
  9. Liina

    Advice on Walking Poles

    Hi! Does anyone know can I buy poles from Ponferrada? I'll arrive in Madrid, but not sure I have time to shop there - but still, maybe someone knows a place near Chamartin station in Madrid? I have little time to look around there. Thanks!
  10. Liina

    Visiting Finisterre from Santiago

    Hi, everyone! Don't want to make new thread in same topic, so hopefully this is the best thread to ask your opinion. Here are the facts: I'm planning to arrive in Santiago July 9th at morning. Would like to get my compostela and eat breakfast or lunch. I can check in to the hostal 13:30 -...
  11. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Haha indeed :p I'll enjoy my GTX Salomon in some other time, but those other light ones - those I will enjoy next week and I want to believe Pepin who promises light showers so I don't worry much.
  12. Liina

    Permethrin & Silk Liner

    Hi! Is Pyrethrin something to spray on or is it some kind of liquid? Does it smell somehow? I'm thinking what does that "treating" mean - if I can buy it in Spain, should I wash my liner with that or just spray on? Thanks :)
  13. Liina

    Best liner for June-Sept

    Hi! My plane leaves next Monday and my ordered silk liner probably won't make it in time :( In home it costs half as much from what I ordered. Can anyone tell can I buy one in Madrid or Ponferrada? And how much will it cost. I understand that I can buy Pyrethrin in Spain, yes? :) Cotton ones...
  14. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Hi, Pepin! Thanks! Again and again :) New shoes are awesome! My friends took me to a three-day-trip on two biggest islands of Estonia (everyone in the world laughs right now because they are actually small) and I wore them two days walking in the nature. Weather was beautiful, about 20°C in...
  15. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Thank you, Bluffgirl! Would you please share those tips/techniques? :) Or maybe you know a thread on that subject that is already in this forum?
  16. Liina

    Ponferrada...several questions

    Hi! :) I'm starting in the same point just a little bit earlier and ending one day before! I also start from Madrid - my plane arrives in the evening, so I booked one room in booking.com that was cheaper and recommends was alright. Unfortunately I booked the room little bit away from the train...
  17. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Hi! Smell the roses - that's nicely put and that was my plan! Thank you all very very much! And I hope that Bianca (who started the theme) also got something from that discussion. So, I talked to the shop where I bought my GTX shoes - and they offered me about 50 euros discount for same model...
  18. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Yeah.. Wanted to go to sleep, but all the sleep is gone - thinking about how my feet are hot and blistered. That's not good. Just read about goretex and thinking about how one should not rush into things. A lesson to learn, oh well :) I read some reviews also about those shoes I have and some...
  19. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    Pepin! So awesome answer and good tips! Thank you so much! One question more - why not goretex? 'cause... that's what I got and what recommended. Very light, not boots, comfortable. You put "NO" in caps there, I'm scared now :D
  20. Liina

    Advice needed for first-time camino

    So I went shopping today (again) and got myself some gear I need but I did hesitate on few things: 1) do I need those special hiking pants or are any kind of shorts well enough?; 2) I've read about "poncho vs big waterbroof coat" but ... how bad is the rain when there is some and would I get by...

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