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  1. Robert Nystrom

    Rethinking my CF-ish route after Burgos (and I start in 7 days!)

    I’m sure lots will share their fondness of the Meseta - while I agree I loved that rolling meditative section I understand personal preferences/differeces regarding geography. My only comment is on your ‘end stage’ - Muxia - I fell in love with that ending and prefer it to Finesterre (though in...
  2. Robert Nystrom

    Beware of Phishing Scam Targeting Booking dot com Reservations

    I have used Booking extensively for 8 years of post-retirement travel in Europe. I ONLY ever work directly in the Booking app (good practice replying to most things that are app driven). Hotels/Hostels/Albergues message/communicate with booking directly through them and you can always do the...
  3. Robert Nystrom

    Your 2022 flight and airport experiences

    May United flight into Lisbon on time, 30min through immigration. June TAP flight Malaga-Lisbon on time loading but delay on ground with no air on hot day. Delay on ground in Lisbon waiting for a transfer bus to take us to the terminal. June United flight Lisbon-Newark on time. Security...
  4. Robert Nystrom

    Post-Camino Travel: A Mistake or a Blessing?

    I’ve waked three different Camino’s and each time took 1-3 weeks afterwards to sit on the Mediterranean or relax elsewhere. Best re-entry medicine. Couldn’t have imagined returning to the USA immediately afterwards. Also - think about spending extra time in Santiago… what a joy to sit sipping...
  5. Robert Nystrom

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Requirements for testing for travel to US?

    This is correct. It’s really not that confusing. I returned from Greece last month and the three day rule was easy to follow as the time of your flight the day you travel is irrelevant.
  6. Robert Nystrom

    Icebreaker Merino Shirts - Now a Blend - Alternatives?

    Woolly Clothing Company (Seattle) - their tips (long & short crew, v-, and henley shirts are still 100% merino. Some of their other clothing items may have a blend. Check ‘details’ fir any product. Shirts are 2 or 3 weights, ultralight, everyday, heavyweight. Sometimes stocks are low (after...
  7. Robert Nystrom

    Chaco sandals pros and cons? (plantar fasciitis dramas)

    Chaco’s are saved me! On my second Camino (Portugués 2017) I injured my plantar (I used to be a runner so I know the injury) puddle jumping (came down on round rock just beneath the surface of water). The weight of them were never an issue with me because they are a true rugged hiking sandal...
  8. Robert Nystrom

    I don't wear socks 😂

    I met August in 2016 on the CF who had been walking from Austria - barefoot ! He was doing just fine 😊
  9. Robert Nystrom

    The longest, reasonably marked & with infrastructure, Camino?

    And Martin was only slightly less annoying by the end of it then when he started 😉 ...teasing, we love you Martin !!!
  10. Robert Nystrom

    SJPDP to Roncesvalles. Stop in Valcarlos? Or go the Napoleon Route?

    I was going to suggest you might be over thinking it. Part of a Camino is going with the flow, what feels good/right in the moment. I actually left SJPP 5 May (2016). Had beautiful mild sunny weather - a few days later I heard it was sleeting sideways! Spring in the Pyrenees! Before SJJP I was...
  11. Robert Nystrom

    End of the day sandals

    I use Chacos - yes they are heavy as been mentioned by others but they are hiking sandals and many a day I just hiked in them (with a smart wool sock). Also saved my ‘hiny’ when I has a foot injury on the Portugués route as they allowed me to continue walking.
  12. Robert Nystrom

    Hotel in Ferrol

    The Hotel Alda El Suizo (3star, 8.7) is in an excellent location for a day exploring and for the ‘start’.
  13. Robert Nystrom

    Giving Up on the Primitivo

    I don’t see it as ‘giving up’ but applying what our Caminos have taught us about going with the flow, adapting, changing expectations. I too have done three Caminos. French, well that was magical! Portugués from Lisbon was a lesson in patience & adjusting - after a foot injury at Tomar it had me...
  14. Robert Nystrom

    Urban Myths

    I think the only truth here is that it’s the middle of the winter, most of us are a little bored, nearly all of us would rather be walking and so this is what you get with a Perrigrino with too much time on their hands 😉
  15. Robert Nystrom

    Advice

    I started the first week in May in 2016. Was actually relishing the fact it might be quieter (I did CF the year before). Turns out I left just days before the 100th Anniversary of Fatima (Fatima pilgrims branch off from the Portugués route about a week north of Lisbon). Hordes of people...
  16. Robert Nystrom

    Friends of Bill W.

    I am 39 years in recovery and have walked 3 Caminos. I’ve not sought out a meeting while walking instead focusing on the peace & serenity the path brings and quiet reverence of Cathedrals (I’m not religious, but deeply spiritual). And the nice part is I never felt any drinking pressure from...
  17. Robert Nystrom

    I'm a sandal convert!

    I’ve done two Camino in Keen sandals- I wear Smartwool socks; you can buy them in different weights (cushion) which is nice.
  18. Robert Nystrom

    Broke Pilgrim Leaving in a Month

    I think a loan is fine if it fits your financial priorities - that will allow you to focus on the experience. A year from now I’d rather be paying off a lifetime of memories for a Camino than a sofa!!! Buen Camino !!!
  19. Robert Nystrom

    Broke Pilgrim Leaving in a Month

    I’ll be a lone wolf here. Unless you’re 90 or have a stage 4 (something) what’s the urgency? One of the best things my Camino’s (3) have taught is patience. They’ve been here for 1200 years they’ll be here tomorrow, next month, next year. There comes a point where I think it’s a little...
  20. Robert Nystrom

    Why silk?

    Silk is warmer and far more comfortable.

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