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I've been following various threads since I joined in July and was really looking forward to my first Camino (the Levante) in January. I've got my credentials, guidebook and everything. It would have been part of a longer walk I'm doing but would have added a further spiritual dimension. I came...
Thanks for the post. It reinforces my pride to be British! For wilderness the Cape Wrath Trail runs down through remote country from the furthest northwesterly point of the UK mainland to Fort William, linking up to the WHW. It is astonishing. Wild and wicked in winter and spring but sprinkled...
Ian, but sensitive old love. A lot of people travelling a long way from home, many for the first time and stepping into the unknown. People want reassurance on things. What might seem feeble to you and me is a genuine cause for concern to someone who may not even have visited Europe before. Back...
No they weren't Peregrinos. They were three day walkers and one survived. Even if you don't take a tent please take an emergency bivvy. Light and small. The average night temperature in January west of Madrid is below zero so best be careful in case you hit a bit of snow and get slowed down...
Matt, regarding the weather in winter, and leaving aside my earlier gung-ho spirit; it would be best to take a tent or at least an emergency bivvy. When I was in the Costa Blanca hills last February the snow came down quickly and a couple of walkers died not too far from Valencia, so it can be...
Just the Amigos book Matt. I've got my iPad too. I walked through the Western Scottish Highlands in winter and kind of got addicted to the cold and damp. Bring it on.
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