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  1. Allan Morris

    Sock recommendations?

    I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. I've walked 3 Camino's from St Jean. The first Camino, based on advice, I used a Wigwam merino/silk blend with liner socks. I got blisters on my little toe and heels the first 2 days. I ditched the liners, the blisters healed and I used the blend socks to the end...
  2. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    I'll watch for you both but you will likely get to the albergue before me. Maybe we will meet at the pilgrim dinner if we go to the same one. Al
  3. Allan Morris

    St Jean to Roncesvalles in a day, or stop at Orisson?

    My thoughts is that it is really up to you. I've done the whole thing 2 times and walk again in 2 weeks . My wife and a friend did the Valcarlos route the first time, then she went with me over the top the second. We are in our 60's. She found both hard, and was very tired after doing the...
  4. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    Cynthia, don't over analyse what I was suggesting. My post was to someone who was walking 7 km per day each day. That is much less than you are doing. 12.4 miles is 20 km. You are doing well, especially if you are walking that every day. Your body needs a day of rest through the training...
  5. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    You might want to insert a few longer days, with some hills. The walk from STJPDP is a fairly hard uphill and long, depending on where you end up the first night. The walk to Roncevalles is a long tough day. I walk most days, with or without my pack but for example, I probably over did it but I...
  6. Allan Morris

    Reservations?

    I did the Camino Frances in 2009 and 2011. I found I did not really need reservations until about Sarria and in the big cities. First, I walked in late August and September to give you a time frame. Second I generally felt I wanted a Pension or Hostal in the big cities so I could get a good...
  7. Allan Morris

    Transitioning from trail shoes to trail boots?

    I recommend getting a good fitting trail shoe, but make sure they have a stiff Vibram sole. It is the sole which will protect you when on rocky root filled paths. Anything lighter tends to buckle and twist. The fit and lacing pattern should match your foot. Some people like trail shoes, others...
  8. Allan Morris

    How much and how long did you train?

    There is a lot of good advice here. Personally there are 3 things to consider. First, many daily walks to places with decent accommodation are 20+ km apart, for the most part, so your 7 miles a day is great but I would put in one 10-15 mile day in every few training days just to find out how...
  9. Allan Morris

    Advice requested about route selection with limited time available

    I am a bit of a purist and think everyone should walk the whole thing. Getting that out of the way, with limited time, I would start in St Jean and do the first 2 days. I think they are a great way to introduce the feeling of the Camino and is a good walk as long as the weather is cooperative...
  10. Allan Morris

    SJPDP to Roncesvalles

    I've walked it twice and will walk it again this year. To walk the whole route to Roncevalles will depend on weather, as another person posted, and your fitness level. I train for a couple of months prior, doing 4-6 hour hikes with hills. So at 69, my fitness level is quite good and I expect...
  11. Allan Morris

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    Start walking on August 23rd.
  12. Allan Morris

    River route into Burgos (PDF)

    I have walked this route in 2009 and 2011. The first time I did the route that you have described in the PDF. However, I felt quite isolated as I went under the first underpass, it's quite low and I was wary as there was no one else around as I walked into the fields. In fact, I was not sure I...

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