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  1. David Fletcher

    Where in Camino Frances (800km) Route Do I need to Spend more Time exploring the Cities/Towns?

  2. David Fletcher

    Camino Frances, what to expect in October

    Hi Sue -- I walked the Camino Sept 18-Oct 25 in 2015. The weather was temperate with only a couple of really not evenings/nights, a few hot days, a few colder days (sweater weather), three really rainy days. I thought it was just the best time of year, and most nights you can call ahead to...
  3. David Fletcher

    Another question from Marska ... sorry all!

    Hi Marska -- I walked the Camino in 2015 from Sept 18-Oct 25, so it is approximately the same time of year. Skip the umbrella--you seldom get rain without wind. Regarding the poncho....you might seriously consider a lightweight rainsuit as an alternative. The coat would double as a...
  4. David Fletcher

    Andrew McCarthy's new book, Walking With Sam

    Andrew McCarthy (actor, travel writer) has just released his book on the Frances, Walking with Sam. I'm about half-way through and enjoying his perspective, and even more, his son's, with whom he walked. I am reliving my own walk. Here's a link to his CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)...
  5. David Fletcher

    October 12th, National Holiday

    I walked in 2015 in early autumn; no -- except for some locals at a bar, I wouldn't have know it was a holiday. As I recall from my blog, I was a day or so from Leon at that point. David in Nova Scotia
  6. David Fletcher

    How much did you spend and what was the total cost of your Camino Frances, start to finish?

    In 2015, Sept 17 - Nov 3 from Halifax Nova Scotia: everything (air-fare, albergues most nights, hotels about 8 nights, 35 days including 'Sabbath' extra days in Burgos, Leon, Ponferrada, SdC, a night in Paris on the way there, a week in Paris afterwards, trains to and from Paris, peregrino meals...
  7. David Fletcher

    Suddenly feeling terrified

    As others have noted, while you may be walking by yourself you are never alone...the Camino villages have been providing hospitality for over 1000 years and want you to have a deep and meaningful experience. If you're journaling/blogging you will delight yourself as you discover yourself. I...
  8. David Fletcher

    What are some Common Camino Misconceptions?

    It's a misconception that you do the Camino by yourself. Religious overtones aside, the Camino is a community whether or not you are actually walking with others -- your hosts, the people that pray for you, fellow pilgrims with whom you will walk with/past/behind/in front of; we all look out...
  9. David Fletcher

    Advice: should we attempt SJPP to Roncesvalles?

    This is a serious "it depends" question. I did the Camino in Sept 2015 and the best decision of the whole trek was to stay at Orisson on the first night. I was travel-weary (Canada, Iceland, Paris overnight, train to Biarritz, one night in SJPP, and then start the Camino). I could walk 25 k...
  10. David Fletcher

    How do you train for the Camino?

    I did the Camino in 2015 as a 60 year old man, able to walk 20 km without a whole lot of issues (but no hills). I didn't stress about "training" per se, but basically walked from an hour to four hours daily in the month before I began. The best advice I got was to remember it isn't a...
  11. David Fletcher

    Favorite Leg/Section

    I walked the Frances in 2015 -- and my favourite leg/section was really dependent on the people around me. I walked with some fellow Canadians that I met walking up the hill out of St Jean PDP, and there were lovely memories as we experienced a bunch of "firsts." By the third week, we went our...
  12. David Fletcher

    Offering a university course, suggestions for topics to include?

  13. David Fletcher

    Back Pack Rain Cover AND Rain Poncho?

  14. David Fletcher

    What happens when you can't find a place to sleep?

    Hi Tom -- it's the same time of year that I walked, and it was glorious. In answer to your questions: if you know how far you're going to walk, phone ahead and make a reservation, especially if you have walking companions. Some people have slept under the stars (I was very aware of this at...
  15. David Fletcher

    To sleeping bag or not to sleeping bag?

    I dumped my cloth sleeping bag by the time I got to Pamplona, and bought a superlight bag that was fine for that time of year (I walked Sept-Oct 2015). I've used it for some summer camping since. It was pricey at the time (about 50 Euro as I recall) but an investment that paid off. It was...
  16. David Fletcher

    Looking for past pilgrims

    I, like others, question the emphasis on healing -- phyisical? emotional? spiritual? -- and arbitrarily used synonyms like "encouraging," "strengthening" or "endurance" to help me make meaning of some of the questions. Because I am Anglican (Episcopalian in American parlance) and a priest...
  17. David Fletcher

    Your single favorite picture of your Camino

    Galecia.
  18. Kitten on my bunk

    Kitten on my bunk

    Somewhere on the Messeta
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  19. Cat at check-in

    Cat at check-in

    Somewhere on the Messeta
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  20. Lonely horse

    Lonely horse

    Just before O'Cebriero
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