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    LIVE from the Camino live from the Frances

    Congradulations ben im envious of you but its heartfelt as i know its a great acheivement to what you have done and you have endured every type of weather there has been. I saw on the news rain is due to hit spain again in next day or two, enjoy santiago the cathedral is magnificent--treat...
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    The elusive light weight Camino

    I think a 1st aid kit is essential , your feet are under pressure and u never know when u will have a cut or a heat rash or blisters
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    hello from the camino

    Thanks everybody for all your kind thoughts and i have thought why it happened as 40k a day is well within stamina abilities and still time to go out every late afternoon evening for a few drinks/ chats food I have torn ligaments in my right ankle twice in my life and i spent lots of money...
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    hello from the camino

    Thanks falcon you may be right , i dont know, my legs felt great , 40k is no bother but maybe my lower left leg felt the strain as the camino is over rough terrain, 10k on my back it didnt feel much after a few days, start slow and get into a good walking rhythm after 10k. Im a postman in...
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    LIVE from the Camino live from the Frances

    Good luck ben have fun and as you say stay warm n dry, the meseta is cold enough also and there are long journeys between shelters, have plenty of provisions with you. You are doing well and i will keep logging in here to see your progress good luck
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    hello from the camino

    If i fell i could explain it but i didnt twist my ankle or fall , i think on the steep rocky decline of atapuerca i strained a tendon or a ligament around my left ankle area--judging by sillydoll i made a wise choice in abandoning--snow on ocebreiro after snow/rain and muck, its a tough time for...
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    hello from the camino

    Alas bad news i hurt my foot on the slopes of atapuerca , well its the only place i could have done damage as i have been careful where i stepped. My foot is badly swollen and i have decided to abandon the camino and return home It is still cold even on the meseta . when tempertures could be 24...
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    water sources on route

    there are plenty fuentes on route but keep topping up. One scary thing though i had a bath at my hostel in logrono and the water was browny, be careful with tap water
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    hello from the camino

    well i have made it to belorado on schedule , its tough but people are happy and wishing buen camino. Its still wet n cold, its wierd actually for 2 hours you could get burnt with the breeze and then today ran into a mini storm at vilamayor del rio. I reckon peoples enemy number 1 is the mud ...
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    hello from the camino

    What a start to my camino, arrived in sjpp and got a taxi from bayonne courtesy of the bus company because the bus was full, the train still isnt running. SJPP is beautiful but we got a wet welcome. Crowds are small enough to be honest. There is snow on the route de napoleon so that route is...
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    Fear

    I read a lot of posts and some relate to me and some dont, FEAR related to me today. I was on the sofa with my boxer dog SAM this morning and thought about himSAM going to kennels today for 26 days while im walking the camino. I have had some family trauma of late and the thought of SAM being...
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    Can my wife accompany me by bus?

    The one thing that hit me reading the post was pure eternal love. One person gets a awful lot out of the walk and the camino but their partner wishes to accompany them and expiereience it in their own way while unable to do all the walking Well done to all concerned and long love and...
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    Over the Pyrenees

    That croagh patrick was so cold at the top when i went up , i went up n down in 2 hours i was amazed to hear some do croagh patrick in under 1 hour. Im looking forward to pyrenees and O 'Cebeiro
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    weather in spain

    Im starting tuesday may 4th , i checked the forecast for pamplona nd burgos next 10 days and it looks showery every day and not too warm. Can anyone confirm the spanish weather being like ireland at home lol? thanks
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    Flights in Europe/UK - need to book in advance?

    Ryanair are not cheap as time gets closer to your departure date, as previous poster said book early its cheaper, if you have a day to spare what harm enjoy santiago and the hospitality
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    Class of 2010

    My name is eamonn and im starting monday may 3rd, im excited by the adventure of walking over 500 miles and meeting people from all parts of the world and im praying to god the legs and body are 100%. Good luck to everybody in 2010 buen camino
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    Saint Jean to Leon in 14 days

    It definetly is possible to do it in 13 days, im hoping to do it in 12 days , start early and the day is your own
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    Ash cloud delays and closed airports and cancelled flights

    santiago must be chaotic with people waiting to get home, the hotels there arent complaining i imagine Im 2 weeks away from my camino , i am going to cancel the whole thing if i cant fly to biarritz, i hear french train staff are on strike also, they are using the ash to make french government...
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    Ash cloud delays and closed airports and cancelled flights

    Re: Ash Cloud Delays Thanks guys for the good posts its a worry, its hard to imagine, when i was told about it initially i thought it was a april fools joke. Im walking on may 4th pat ,im flying dublin /biarritz on may 3rd fingers crossed
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    rough cost estimate

    If you say 30 to 40 euro a day, enjoy your camino watch what you spend but dont be thrifty or too frugal, its a vacation for most people and the only foreign trip for a lot of people so you should enjoy yourself also--eat well as you need your strength for walking and have a couple of beers as...

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