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    Recommend guide book for CP

    I walked Camino Portuguese coastal from Lisboa to Santiago last May. From Lisboa to Porto it was not very nice, except locals. Wonderful and extremely helpful people. But the road, I`ll never go back. Not very many places to stay overnight. Muddy paths or asphalt. The road from Porto to...
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    Pavement on El Camino Del Norte

    Hi Henry. I walked del Norte last April -May. 35 days from Irun to Santiago. You are young guys and I´m sure you will have no problems at all. Maybe some "oldtimers" and a lady feel it too challenging. (I was 65). For sure there is asphalt. So, take care of your legs! There are unbelievable...
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    Crocs or sandals?

    You should sometimes try to walk without shoes at all. Need a lot of exercise but once you have done your first camino like that I think you will never wear boots or sandals or anything else again. Just imagine how you feel the path, the camino, under your feet!
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    How much weight did you actually carry?

    Hi, Zzottte Tell me about your experiences about your Arc Blast. It looks ok and is really light. Is it easy to use, pack and repack? How many km you have walked with it in one day? Did you use it on your caminos? How was your shoulders and waist? Measures when packed? Tell everything. (Don´t...
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    worried about being a slow walker

    jimabfalter Great! Don´t worry about taking bus or taxi. I´m sure that people 600 years ago didn´t try to do it old style. Like 900 years ago.
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    worried about being a slow walker

    Where to sleep, where to eat, where to buy things? Those are not any kind of problems in Spain if you don´t make them to be. It is ok to be worried but you are in a civilized country. Other pilgrims and friendly locals around all the time. Safe places to stay over night more than needed, good...
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    Boots or shoes?

    Yes, we are different. Last April-May I walked from Irun to Santiago and I used my Keen sandals all the way. No blisters or any other problems with my feet. I had also boots hanging outside my backbag. They were excellent to keep my water bottles cool but had no other use for those. I should...
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    Possibility of new requirements for a Compostela

    For me it´s not kilometers or days or even that piece of paper. Only thing that matters is that I have been there, done my OWN Camino. I didn´t remember the Compostela before I read these replies but almost every day since my Camino last April-May I think the few people I met, the places I saw...
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    How much weight did you actually carry?

    Hi, A del C You got the point. What is REALLY needed, not just in case. I saw last April-May so many people that I think only thing they left home were wallpapers. I felt sorry for them when I saw the mess when they tried to pack everything and how nervous they got first thing in the...
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    Water Bottle Holders

    George. Minimalism! Yes, that is the word as koilife said and the best quality. You can not imagine (or believe) how few things you really need on Camino. I didn`t. It is difficult because at home you live surrounded by things you have bought during many years. The less you have to pack every...
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    Water Bottle Holders

    Hi, George As I read all the replies I wonder one thing: do you people really have to have a hose in your mouth and drink all the time and never stop. Relax. What I did was that I bought two 1L bottles of water when I started from Irun and put them into my hiking boots which were hanging...
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    Hiking Shoes, or Hiking Boots?

    I walked Camino Del Norte all the way from Irun to Santiago in 35 days last April-May. Not a single blister or any other problems with my feet, nothing at all. I walked with my Keen sandals 830km. I had also hiking boots with me. They were excellent to keep my drinking water bottles cool. There...

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