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    Airfare to Madrid

    I often follow the Hopper site and find great fares. Just purchased round trip LAX ti Madrid leaving 9/30 returning late October for $385. Its on Iberia and American ... return trip is nonstop. I can’t choose a seat ( that doesn’t bother me) and I get 1 carryon... my pack. Super happy!!
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    Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos?

    My husband and i started our first Camino 4 years ago.. he 67 and I 64. He fell in a slippery shower in Estella and broke his hip. He had a successful hip replacement in Pamplona. We returned the next hear to walk from the shower in Estella to Logroño, then Leon into Santiago. We returned this...
  3. J

    Blisters caused by toe socks??

    On three Caminos, the ONLY blister I ever had was the day I tried toe socks. I had heard that people loved them, but my feet didn’t!
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    Anyone use Hoka One One shoes?

    My husband and i both have worn them on two Caminos, and we loved them! Planning to walk again in October and will be wearing them (new ones) again. My first pair showed hardly any wear after finishing the Francés. They dried easily in the rain and feel like floating on clouds. Buen Camino!!
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    Toes socks

    I always Vaseline my feet in the am then use silk sock liners and wool socks over them. In my 3 Camino experiences the only day ever to get a blister was the one day I used toe socks. I’d walked with them at home, and heard others like them, so I brought them along. The second I felt a hot spot...
  6. J

    Booking Orisson for early October

    I’ve been trying to book Orrison for Oct 5 or 6. Is it too early? The website says to send reservation requests to: refugio.orrison@ wanadoo.fr... But mail keeps getting kicked back. Any thoughts? Thanks so much:)
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    Cautionary tale of the importance of travel insurance!

    This is a great post... wish we had read it 4 years ago! My 63 year old, super fit and healthy husband slipped in the shower ( how cliché ) on our third day on the Camino. He broke his hip severely. Through friends, we were able to transfer him to the university hospital in Pamplona... which was...
  8. J

    Backpack Etiquette

    You will have a wonderful Camino!! I asked this question about etiquette because I remembered some conflicting info in the past: don't put them on the bed, don't put them on floor, and don't use the chair. Sooo... I will check what others are doing and for sure avoid the bed:) Buen Camino!!
  9. J

    Backpack Etiquette

    I'm excited to be heading back in a few weeks for my second Camino. I'm walking with two friends for whom it will be their first time... we are all 60+++. Could members please refresh me on backpack etiquette especially in albergues? Thanks so much!!
  10. J

    Travel insurance

    My husband and I have traveled a lot and had never purchased travel insurance. For our first Camino we had planned on walking for 5 weeks. On day 3 my hubs fell in a slippery shower and severely broke his hip. We had to use credit cards and bank transfers to pay for the surgery up...
  11. J

    Pilgrim with shattered wrist

    Don't know which hospital she was in, but in April 2013 my husband broke his hip in Estella. After three days in the hospital there ( a little rough), we transported to Clinicas Universitarias de Navarra in Pamplona. I have nothing but the highest praise for the staff and facilities there during...
  12. J

    Thank You Martin Sheen (not really!)

    Just finished our beautiful Camino. I did notice the graffiti... A joke among many people we crossed paths with was to wondered who Naomi was... And how many marker pens were drained to write her name from at least Astorga to Santiago. We are Americans and wondered how our fellow country persons...
  13. J

    Starting Sept 22 from Pamplona

    Hi Donna! My husband and I will be starting in Pamplona on the 24th. Maybe we will see you on the way! Buen Camino from a fellow Californian! I know you will have a wonderful experience. Jan and Keith

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