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I walked in April, and the first day of 'training' i took for the camino was the mountain route to Roncesvalles in the snow and rain in rubbish shoes, maybe a little training for that first day, however it is mostly mental
i met a few people like this, mainly from northern Europe, it wasn't really my cup of tea, being catholic and doing the pilgrimage for religious reasons, but you learn to listen to people and their stories, even if you think its total BS it gives you something to write about in your journal or...
i was horrified to find that Bus loads of TOURIGRINOS (as my spanish friends dubbed them) were arriving at the albergues a good 2 hours before us, no backpack = easy walking, thus these cheats were getting the beds and most albergues were full 10mins after opening, the most notable was the...
i walked the camino this may, and found a few people who were doing it on the cheap, those who had tents would stay in tents until we found a donativo or very cheap albergue where tehy would use the bed (sound advice..!)
i also encountered two kiwis, Ken and Matt, two of the greatest guys...
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