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We hiked in September/October, and we hiked with hiking zip off pants. We got a pretty early to see the sun go up on most days On super cold days we zipped the legging parts back on the paints. The rest of the time we were wearing the shorts part of the paints. I can only think of two days we...
Hey Bill. Hope all is well. Greg says hi. Yes, that was me with my California bear hat. Thanks for catching the typos. We are planning to do the Portuguese way next year.
Hello, I looked all over the site and couldn’t figure this one out. How do I change the status from ”New Member“ to ”Member”? I think I’ve been a member for about three years.
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My partner and I both used cheep 1L bottles from the grocery store that we filled along the way. We bought hoses prior to our trip from Amazon that screwed ointo the bottles so we could sip water along the way. I like having a hose like system like the bladder systems that come in most packs...
This what I wore most if the time in fall (Sep) 2021. What I would do a different is a poncho that is longer so it goes past my knees but not much further. I found that it would ride up when you’re walking against the rain and get my pants wet.
Here are our packs we used last year (fall 2021). We will use them again in spring of 2023. They were great although I don’t think you can get this specific type but this size was perfect. I would agree with everyone else on this thread who says that 10% is a good guide to shoot for. Our pack...
I found adding a bocadillo to my bag the night before worked as well. At times they will give you a sack lunch the night before depending on where you stay. Have fun.
Does anybody know if there are any pilgrim carvings in stores in Santiago de Compostela? We’ve seen a few in stores along the way. I didn’t want to buy it while I’m walking because I didn’t want to carry it all the way to the end. Thanks!
To secure our credentials, we used zip lock bags initially. The pilgrim office gave us new ones when we got our first stamp, but they soon tore. This happens when you get them in and out of your pockets. We bought new bags as you can see here that we thought where more hearty, As you can see...
Does anyone know if we can get a Holy year credential in Sarria? We just go here and looking at how many spots we have left in our current book we will need another one. It would be good to have the Holy year credential to finish the Camino. We started in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and it’s been...
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