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    Cancelling Camino - Soliciting Advice

    My wife and I did something similar in July 2022 on the Coastal/Littoral. It was her first Camino (my second) and we soon learned her maximum comfortable daily distance, even with occasional bar/cafe/lunch breaks, was 20k due to long-term foot problems. Our longest day until that point was...
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    Can I do the camino at 16

    In 1972 I was 17 and my brother was 16. My older sister had a boyfriend who was 19. He and another student who was 21 were driving back from NJ to Nebraska for college at the end of the summer break, but taking a detour to visit the older fellow's brother in Boulder CO. The boyfriend asked if my...
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    Can I do the camino at 16

    I don't know of the legalities or policies on minors under the age of 18. But as for meeting younger people, I met an 18 year old German the first day out of St. Jean Pied de Port and saw him almost every day through Santiago. He had just graduated from high school and was uncertain about what...
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    Spring Camino, where?

    If you hike from Le Puy, be aware that Ascension Thursday in 2024 is 9 May, and it is a public holiday. In 2023 it fell on 18 May, when I walked that route. It was extremely difficult to find lodging as many French hikers made it a four day weekend, or scheduled additional vacation time around...
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    Competition for the best hamburger in Spain

    Same! I never sought out a hamburger in Spain, but a German friend and I walked into a terraza upon arriving in Estella (just to the left after crossing over a bridge - don't remember the name), looking for a cold caña. The place was packed with all tables full, but a couple of American ladies...
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    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    I vaguely remember reading about the movie when it was being filmed, but somehow got the impression that it was a documentary. I was aware of the Camino and knew a few acquaintances who had walked it. I had already decided to do it myself in April 2020, and had been actively training when COVID...
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    What's a Slow Walker?

    I like your style!
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    Carry your backpack please.

    I trained on the Appalachian Trail for a few months with a fully loaded backpack (7-8kg with water) for my first CF in Sep/Oct 2021. For the first several days I walked comfortably between 20 and 25km, but for the first stage I wanted to walk that was over 30km I transported my pack as a...
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    Are you a hiker or a walker?

    When I describe the Camino to American friends who aren't familiar with "pilgrimage", I initially refer to it as a "hike" because I'm carrying a backpack and using trekking poles and that's what they're most familiar with (there's a word I haven't heard so far in this discussion - "trek"). But...
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    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    I never lost my spoon on the Camino Portugues (my 2nd Camino), but on the CF (my 1st Camino) I didn’t think to bring one. I simply used the small coffee spoon whenever I stopped for cafe con leche mid-morning. None of the bars/cafes objected, but I only did that when using outdoor seating...
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    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Avocadoes and a small knife to cut it in half, sardines, hard-boiled eggs when available (huevo cocido). On my second Camino I brought a small disposable salt shaker for the avocados and eggs, plus a plastic spoon for the avocado.
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    Clothing Theft/Loss/ Misappropriation on the Camino

    This is exactly what happened to a guy in Livinhac (Via Podiensis) this past May! He made it about 20 paces out of the gite thinking his feet had really swollen since the previous day. It soon dawned on him that he was wearing a smaller size of the exact same shoe as his, only it was a Woman's...
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    what to do with pack while in a cathedral

    I had a friend leave her backpack there as well, though she didn’t mention any charges or requested donation. I just spent 10 days on the Via Podiensis in May, and backpacks were alllowed at the cathedral there for the 0700 Pilgrims’ Mass and blessing. This makes sense, as most people were...
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    Padron Peppers

    My local supermarket in the USA sells shishito peppers. As others have said, they are larger than Padron peppers (and paler), but have a similar taste. They advertise that one in 10 will be hot, and I can confirm. However, during two different caminos I have never experienced a hot Pimiento Padron.
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    Camino with 11 and 14 year old girls

    My wife and I flew round trip Newark-Porto last summer to walk the CP Coastal route. It was an easy 3.5 to 4 hour bus ride from Santiago back to Porto, no transfer required. There were several buses per day as I recall, and the new Santiago bus/train station is a 15-20 minute walk from the...
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    Arrivals in Santiago impacted by the pandemic-some statistics

    I met one Aussie in Sep/Oct 2021 on the CF, but he lived in London so was free to travel at that time. Similar situations may have accounted for some of those 2020 and 2021 Compostelas as well.
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    Pods For Bunk Beds

    Albergue La Morena in Ledigos on the CF has pods with drawdown screens, light, power, and storage underneath. Also has a nice bar and restaurant. I stayed there 7 October 2021.
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    An "unofficial" Pilgrim Passport?

    I met a Polish gentleman on the Meseta in early October 2021 who had left his home in Gdansk in June and had been walking continuously with just a notebook for his stamps. None of the albergues had any problem with stamping his notebook, but he pulled ahead of me after Foncebadon and I didn't...

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