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  1. isawtman

    25 km per day?

    I was 64 years old in Sept of 2022 when I did the 500 mile Camino Frances in 30 days. So, I averaged around 16 miles a day. I didn't take any rest days but I had a couple days where I only hiked 9 miles for various reasons. One time is was because I couldn't get a bed in Mansilla and had to...
  2. isawtman

    Madrid City Walks

    Even if you are not into museums, I would still go to the Museo Renia Sofia to see Picasso's Guernica Painting. It is a very important anti-war painting that is as relevant today as when Picasso painted it. It is really big, too. It is 11 feet high by 25 feet long. Here is the wiki page about...
  3. isawtman

    Two backpacks?

    Are you even sure you can have your backpack transported on the Camino Dos Faros. It is a relatively unknown Camino. I would just make sure my regular backpack is light enough that I can carry it all the way. You really don't need much.
  4. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    I want to hear more about the Cat. Did you find it while hiking or was it yours to begin with? Do you have any good Cat on the Camino stories?
  5. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    When I hiked the Frances Route this happened. I was hiking in the afternoon just east of Arzua. I was reserved a bed at an albergue in Arzua, so I had already hiked all the way from San Xulien near Palas Del Rei. I met a couple from my home state and of course we talked for a while. Then...
  6. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    I don't have any Big Issues with the last 100 km either, but it seems to be a concern to a lot of people. All the camino forums and facebook pages I visit have had posts about it.
  7. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Okay, if there is less people hiking a certain route, there are less people going to the bathroom on a certain route. As far as open churches and price of luggage transfer, that's not a major concern to many pilgrims.
  8. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    I don't fail to understand anything. I do admit that it was a fairly extreme suggestion. But they have made some camino altering rules in the past. For instance, at one point you could hike the Camino however you wanted and then they established official routes to follow. As others have posted...
  9. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Having 11 variants will not fix the problems in the last 100 km because none of those variants are in the last 100 km. I suppose they could just ban people who are doing only 100 km from doing the Frances and make them start at one of those other places.
  10. isawtman

    The Idea of Camino

    William, did you walk today? Also, when I did the camino I was afraid I was going to have knee problems. I have had a sore knee on some occasions walking here at home. So, I started doing exercises to strengthen the muscles around my knees. It worked. I hiked the whole Camino Frances with a...
  11. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Yes, having an alternative path fixes all those problems. There are already over 10 variants on the Camino Frances. Some examples are Valcarlos, Montejurra, Villovieco, Calzadillo de los Hermanillos, Pradelo and of course the most famous one is Samos/San Xil.
  12. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    You're making my point for me. You say many posters say they will never walk there again. If there is an alternative path, then yes, many people might decide to walk there again.
  13. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Judging from the number of posts we are getting about the last 100km, it is the biggest issue for a number of pilgrims. What else would be the biggest issue?
  14. isawtman

    Finisterre or Muxia?

    The short answer is where ever your friends are going. I arrived in Santiago, and since I was a 64 year old man, several of my camino friends were ahead of me. I received a message that they were going to be in Fisterra/Finnesterre the next night so I took the bus out the next morning. It was...
  15. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    We are not telling them anything. We are making a suggestion. And I believe in the power of suggestion. People have to be a lot less cynical. There are over a dozen variants on the Camino Frances already including the Valcarlos variant right at the start.
  16. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Rome wasn't built in a day.
  17. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    It is not a non issue. Overcrowding in the last 100 km is the biggest issue on the Camino Frances right now. There are several other variants on the Camino Frances, why can't there be one for the last 80 km?
  18. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Yeah, and the "Bewildering number of Stakeholders" should think about splitting the Camino Frances at Portomarin. Just because something is hard to do doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
  19. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    As I have written before, the camino authorities should think about splitting the Camino Frances after Portomarin.
  20. isawtman

    Re: My First Camino

    A suggestion for Number 1 is to go to the second cafe in the morning. Sometimes the Albergue that you start at has some breakfast, but it usually isn't very much. Then you start walking and you eventually reach a town with a cafe. Usually, the first cafe in that town will be really busy and...

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