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  1. CatPhillips

    Public transport and the Aragones Route: Need advice

    I'm walking the Aragones in April, probably starting in Somport. I'm trying to get an idea of the public transport I'll need. BTW, thanks to everyone for all the info in previous posts. I've learned a lot. Here's what I think I'll do. Please feel free to tell me where I've got it wrong, or how...
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    Is it possible to order from Decathlon for delivery to an albergue?

    Has anyone ordered from Decathlon and had their order shipped to an albergue? I’m from the US, if that matters. I’m planning to walk from the Porto airport area and I’ll need to buy walking sticks since I can’t bring them in carry-on. Or is there a place nearby where I can buy sticks? I’m...
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    Bus from Muxia (or Finisterre) to Santiago: quickest, least curvy, least likely to cause motion sickness)

    I’ve been searching for a way to get back to Santiago and I need some advice. I’m almost to Finisterre. I’d planned to walk back to Santiago but I just don’t have it in me. I’ve been walking for a month and honestly, the thought of going back the same route is just too much. However, the...
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    5 days on the Ruta do Mar

    I just finished five days on the “Camino do Mar.” Thought I’d share some thoughts on my experiences. First, stages and distances: Stage 1: Ribadeo to Praia das Catedrais, 17.8k Stage 2: Praia das catedrais to Foz, 21.8 Stage 3: Foz to San Cibrao, 32.8 (I took a train from Burela to San...
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    Leaving walking sticks in Santiago

    I am in Santiago and will be leaving tomorrow for home in the United States. I have a pair of walking sticks that I can’t take with me. The Pilgrim House is closed, I realized today, so I don’t have a good plan for how to re-home my sticks. Any suggestions?
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    Rain, rain, rain in the forecast! Should I brave it?

    What to do? I'm leaving tomorrow for Madrid (from Ohio), planning to go on to Porto, spend a few days and then walk on to Santiago. I've been keeping tabs on the weather and rain is forecast for the next 10 days. Ugh. I'm prepared to walk in rain but this is ridiculous! Should I stick with my...
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    What to do with my 5 extra days after Porto to Santiago?

    I have 17 walking days (not counting travel) in November, flying in and out of Madrid. I'm planning to take 12 days to walk from Porto, but then I have 5 days leftover. Should I start farther out, south of Porto? or should I walk to Finnisterre or Muxia? (I've been to both; walked to Finnisterre...
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    Does anyone wear gloves for sweaty hands on hiking poles?

    I haven't seen anyone else discuss this issue so I wonder if I'm the only one! I use Pacer Poles (which I LOVE) with plastic handles (which I don't love as much) so my hands get sweaty most days. On my first Camino, I ended up wrapping a handkerchief around my hands. Not a great solution. On my...
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    Schengen agreement clarification for US citizens

    Help me out here. I think I understand but would love to have someone say, yeah, that's it. Here goes: As a US citizen, I can stay in Spain (or any of the Schengen Agreement countries) for 90 days within a 180 day period. So let's say I go to Spain on March 28th and stay until May 29th (63...
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    Volunteering in Ponferrada and Camino Norte

    Tomorrow I fly to Madrid and on April 1st I begin two weeks as hospitalero in Ponferrada. First time volunteering and very excited. Stop by and say hello if you're passing through. I'll begin the Camino Norte from Irun on April 17th, swing down to Oviedo for the Primitivo, and finish in...
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    Card/Dice Games on the Camino?

    Wondering if anyone has ideas about group card or dice games that pilgrims can play along the way. My partner and I play a (non-gambling) dice game that we will bring with us next Camino (it goes by many names, we call it Ten Thousand, but it's commercially sold as Farkle). But what games are...
  12. CatPhillips

    Walking the Primitivo October 9th. Nervous!

    I didn't think I'd be this nervous! I walked the CF last year from SJPdP (part with my partner, part with new Camino friends); I finished in June. And I have been obsessing about going back ever since. So today I bought my plane ticket and I'll be starting the Camino Primitivo on the 9th or 10th...

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