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  1. Frank Mestre

    Walking companion/s Camino Portiugues Coastal Path

    camino del Norte ...Hi I have walked the Frances and it was an out of this world experience. I had originally thought of tackling the Camino Del Norte but in truth I dont think I'm up to it at the moment as im still recovering from a knee op. So I am going to aim for the Portugese Camino on the...
  2. Frank Mestre

    Knee replacement!

    Hi I came back from completing the Camino Frances from SJPDP to Finistiere in June. Loved every moment. But I think it was the last straw for my left knee. Since I’ve had three cortisone injections, acupuncture but after X-ray it seems I have cartilage wear and all the muscle stenthening...
  3. Frank Mestre

    My reasons for the pilgrimage

    I completed my 920k in June this year from SJPDP to Finestierre. Wow! Wow wow! I’m enjoyed every step. So many pilgrims I met on the journey had their very personsal reasons for embarking on such a arduous and at times thankless trek. At 62 I have been with my now wife for twenty odd years and...
  4. Frank Mestre

    My advice

    Hi I am in Finistierre at the end of my 35 day 910km. 1st. Camino. My advice whilst still fresh is this. What you wil need. 35k back pack. Smallest sleeping bag you can afford. 2 t shirts, 1 pair of walking shorts, 1 poncho, I pair of long comfy trousers. I pair walking sandles 1 pair light...
  5. Frank Mestre

    Which trail from SJPDP

    There’s two trails to Roncesvalles. Both about 23km. So which one for a first timer fairly fit 62 in one stretch. Please
  6. Frank Mestre

    Gonna be a long week

    Off next Sunday against a lot of apprehension and an aborted plane ticket bought plan from last year. Really looking forward to it. Thanks everyone on this forum. You have given me so much support and inspiration. What has finally given me the impuduse at 62 is my attempt at fundaraising for my...
  7. Frank Mestre

    Orisson or Roncesvalles?

    Sorry to be a pain but as you probably gather its my first Camino and i'm bricking it. Shall I walk onto Roncesvalles or shall I book into Orisson? Today I walked 24kl. In central London in 41/2 hours. I was testing myself. I hear this stage of el Camino is the most testing with the Mountains...
  8. Frank Mestre

    Are my feet meant for walking?

    Just back from a 15 mile. 24 kl. Trek in preparation for next weeks colossal challenge El Camino Frances. My dilemma is that I thought I had broken my walking boots in over the last few weeks. But my feet still ache so much at the end of my walk. I don't know whether to persevere with the boots...
  9. Frank Mestre

    Cooking condiments

    Hi its my first Camino. I intend to go it as frugal as possible so as to make the most of the experience. Can you please tell me in the Albergues are there cooking condiments such as salt, spices, oil, milk, coffee, tea. No big deal just trying to imagine what I would need to get. Also are there...
  10. Frank Mestre

    Hard cash on the Camino

    Hi all its my first Camino. Im doing the whole Journey from St. Jean to Santiago. Any suggestions on how much hard cash is it necessary to carry? Obviously i'll have my cards but can I rely on card machines etc. Any advise please. Thanks
  11. Frank Mestre

    Last minute wobbles

    Hi all last year I had my flight booked to Biarritz and was set to go then got the wobbles and lost my nerve and found a thousand excuses why I couldn't go. The truth is I bottled it big time. Now I have booked yet again for the 29th. April and I'm deffo off come what may. I have my air fare and...
  12. Frank Mestre

    Best Rucksack

    Hi Can anyone recommend a decent ruck sack? Looking on line they vary in price from around £40.00- over £100.00. Would appreciate the benefit of your experience. Thanks
  13. Frank Mestre

    To Cook Or Not To Cook

    Hi I am embarking on my first camino on 8th. June I am a chef and one of my pastimes/ passions is cooking outdoors. I was thinking of buying local produce and generally having fun cooking perhaps with a few fellow pilgrims around a contained fire. Should I take a pan, utencils, seasoning etc. Or...
  14. Frank Mestre

    Looking for a walking companion

    Hi My name is Frank I am Spanish but live in England I am bilingual so might be helpful on the Camino de la Plata. I am looking for an easy going not too deep none smoker/drugs pleasant person to walk the camino with starting towards the end of may. I am a young 60 year old restaurant owner who...

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