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  1. Chris RJ

    Comparing traffic 2021 to 2022

    From the Camino: just approaching León I started Easter weekend at SJPDP and the Camino was fairly full, not as much as my last in 2019 However from Burgos it seems there are a lot less pilgrims than before. Sahagún was a ghost town with many Alberges and hotels closed. Yesterday I went...
  2. Chris RJ

    Tips to Keep your Hiking Shoes Dry in the Rain

    I use Sealskinz and they work for me. Two layers of merino with a waterproof barrier between. I hate walking in the rain.
  3. Chris RJ

    Has anybody used Bourricot Mountain Shuttle on stage 1?

    Last Camino I walked from SJPdP to Roncesvalles and considered it one of the great achievements of my life. I arrived a day earlier than planned this year so I walked up to Orrison, which was harder than I remembered it before. A few years older? I took a taxi down to SJPDP and returned by the...
  4. Chris RJ

    All Trails App

    I use all trails for other things but the Far Out (Guthook) app is brilliant for the Camino. The GPS locater is amazingly accurate. You can download 3 different maps for off line reading, it has main and alternative routes in different couloirs and it also has water sources, places to stay and a...
  5. Chris RJ

    Travel Pre paid debit cards

    My friends recommend Revolut. I think it’s easy to top up from your phone and I think it’s currency commission free
  6. Chris RJ

    Altra Mont Blanc Shoes

    I am trying the 6s at the present and they are wearing very well after about 250km. No signs of wear really. I walked the Frances in one pair in the LP4s and that was completely fine but I remember they weren’t very spongy in the last 200 kms I am watching the Mont Blanc very closely having...
  7. Chris RJ

    App for Iphone with GPS

    Thanks for the booking info. I will bear this in mind
  8. Chris RJ

    App for Iphone with GPS

    I used FarOut too on my last Camino. I didn't use it much for general navigation because of the good signage, but it was invaluable in the early morning where signage is difficult to see. I got lost in the fields around Logrono because I wasn't paying attention, but I was easily able to follow...
  9. Chris RJ

    Switching fr boots to trail runners: Wool or Coolmax-type socks?

    everyone will have a different view, but after 1 blister free Frances and trying every sock I can find that fits my feet for this next Camino, my plan is to use the following 1. injinji toe liner socks 2. alternate between the old version of Smartwool medium cushion hiking socks and Darn...
  10. Chris RJ

    trail runners with wider toe box

    I have been testing the Altra Olympus. It’s not for me. I can’t really explain why. I find my big toe curling up against the material, which is odd. This forum is full of seasoned experts, unlike myself, who can probably explain why that is. I have noticed that the Altra Lone Peak 5 and 6 have...
  11. Chris RJ

    Trail Runner Brands That Work for wide feet

    whereas my Lone Peak 4.5s survived the whole 500 miles last time, I remember that the life had gone out of the soles after the road-pounding of the Meseta. This year I am going to donativo my half-life shoes at Leon and mail a re-supply box of new shoes and socks there before I leave. it’s a...
  12. Chris RJ

    Skipping Pamplona?

    I am doing the same as you, starting 14 April. I have stayed before at that wonderful hotel in Akereta. I did spend the night in Pamplona last time but some of my newly formed Camino family went on to Cizar and took a bus back for an early dinner with a few of us. You will have fun wherever...
  13. Chris RJ

    Trail Runner Brands That Work for wide feet

    I will be walking the Camino this year in Altra Lone Peak 6 Wides. The wides aren’t really much wider but there’s definitely more volume in the shoe than the standards I couldn’t buy them in London but they arrived in a few days from the States Today I walked 25 km on pavement in my standard...
  14. Chris RJ

    Train from Bayonne to SJPDP.

    Yup, all that makes sense. I had in mind scouting around the town a bit and meeting pilgrims and 4pm is a slightly late for that. One way or another I will figure it out, but thanks so much for taking the time to put me in the picture. Cheers from London, Chris
  15. Chris RJ

    Train from Bayonne to SJPDP.

    Thank you so much for confirming that info. I may be unlucky and just have to get a cab from Bayonne as I want to be in SJPDP at a reasonable hour Not the end of the world. I can offer a lift to some if I get a ride
  16. Chris RJ

    Train from Bayonne to SJPDP.

    I have been trying to book tickets for 14 April from Paris and was only able to get a train part of the way up the mountain from Biarritz / Bayonne (Cont remember which), but a connecting bus service is available The SNCF app and website and Trainline also both say that tickets for this date...
  17. Chris RJ

    Tips to Keep your Hiking Shoes Dry in the Rain

    Not novel but I use Sealskinz socks for wet days, which have a weird waterproof liner between two layers of merino. Only one day of belting rain but I waded through ankle deep water that flooded my Altra shoes but kept my feet completely dry. This April I will be hiking the CF with Altra Lone...
  18. Chris RJ

    Lone Peak 5 (Wide)

    Peregrina2000, you have described exactly what I meant. The arch part of the shoe seems wider, certainly the lacing has a lot of potential to loosen for my feet, which the standard does not I got a pair of the 10 anniversary ‘retro’ styled 5ves to take on holiday to the Carribbean this...
  19. Chris RJ

    Lone Peak 5 (Wide)

    I have a slightly different experience with LP5 standard and Wides and it may be because of my odd feet The standard version of my LP 5 is as comfortable as the 4.5s before but I feel it is a bit snugger around the mid foot which is why i sent off for the Wides. Having walked around in them for...
  20. Chris RJ

    Advice from a first timer

    Excellent summary for those who are nor Spring chickens. I have copied your post onto a friend in the US who is just preparing for ‘23 My advice for first-timers, as I prepare for my second Camino, is to put 80% of thinking into getting zero blisters. i believe it’s completely possible with...

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