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    May-June Camino Frances - Rain Gear & Eating ware

    I know this is a question on gear and I can see you are allowing a lot of time for your Camino but I would really recommend you try extending your walking distances before you go. Yes, those shoes may be ok for 5 miles but not for 10. Yes that weight (if you have walked with it) may be ok for 5...
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    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    Many people do but they wear protection. I have friends who started walking and gave up after a mile or so, it is quite unbearable
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    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    Remember things can always be worse, Scotland in the Summer has its challenges and its not just the steep hills!
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    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    Sorry, just that you said 5am. I was never up at that time but assume quite dark. Anyway, plans change on Camino. I actually slept better than I have in years, didn't go to bed earlier, just slept later so had a later start
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    Spain total solar eclipse, August 12, 2026: Are camino towns preparIng?

    We had one in the UK 20 odd years ago, the next is in 2090, I think I will wait for that one.
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    Bugs / Insects on Route Frances

    I walked in June and never met any nasty bugs. Just one section where bluebottles turned up en masse (large flies, not sure if that is the term in other countries). Fortunately they only flew into my face in ones and twos and I became very adept with the wrist strap of a collapsed walking pole...
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    Water, water...

    By the end of the day, yes
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    Water, water...

    I limit myself to carrying 750ml.....of whisky a day
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    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    "head lamp... I'm going in summer so I think light will be enough to walk by around 5 - 6 am" This is Spain, sunrise in July is 6.30am. The anachronistic time zone throws people who expect sunrise about 4am mid summer
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    Luggage Transport - Why?

    Jacotrans and Correos. Very easy to use and reliable. Tip, do not leave anything of value in your pack. I know for definite my pack had been gone through at least once whilst in transit or before collection/post drop off.
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    The Way 2 - Characters

    Dutch, Joost from Amsterdam
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    Pilgrims menu/menu del dia

    I loved empanada de Atún, tuna pie, by itself, with a salad and/or fries.
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    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    You don't like stone cairns? Well, next time you get to Cruz de Ferro you are going to be heartily disappointed with people!! Although I have heard it has been recently "landscaped" so the cairn may be no more
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    What Size Water Bottle/s

    Love this idea! I knew silver did not carry bacteria which is why nurses belt buckles used to be silver but did not know that it actually killed bacteria. BTW, your point on aluminium is my view too. Years ago I read an article in a science magazine where a scientist made the link but he was...
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    Scam - again..

    Sorry to correct you but banks in the UK do call you if they suspect a scam. At least First Direct does as they have had cause to phone me three times. A couple for small uses of my credit card which they caught and the third was a biggie. I asked what I could do to avoid this and they said a...
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    Does anyone know of any shorter pilgrimage routes around the world?

    If you are happy to come to Britain then we have many, here is a link https://britishpilgrimage.org/routes/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxOauBhCaARIsAEbUSQRvPYgUoHH76mNMfvdfJ-Fz8yaCMQZakKK5wamfqONTdqx7fli-b9YaAhAkEALw_wcB
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    Advice… please… 🙏🏻 (About starting time each day)

    The OP points to some people setting of at dawn, could I point out sunrise in June in Spain is around 7am, so not that early. Aiming for an 8am departure is not too late
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    What pushed or invited or drew you to set off for 'The Camino'?

    As OnHellas says above, during various motorcycle tours of Spain I saw many people walking and did comment several times to my friend about it, such as "What are all these people doing wandering about in the middle of nowhere?" Given our tours were meandering we never got a sense of their...
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    BBC "Pilgrimage" series 6 - North Wales Pilgrim Way

    Less than 85 miles over 14 days but they will still be taking buses etc. Hardly challenging. Yes, I know they are going slightly out of their way but they will be transported to "climb" Snowdon. As for the "pilgrimage", it was only created in 2011, as for the "celebrities, I am a Brit and I am...
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