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  1. BiggBlue

    Sleeping bag or just liner (starting Frances at SJPdP on April 25th)

    The first Camino I walked was the French, and I took a sleeping bag, which I used most nights; however, like all sleeping bags, it took up a lot of space in the backpack. On all subsequent Caminos, I simply took a silk liner. The pack volume is very small, and in almost every Albergue, there are...
  2. BiggBlue

    Frances or change of plan?

    I’m currently on the Norte it is way busier than I had anticipated- but is a wholly different experience from CF. The infrastructure is very slim compared to CF. As for Covid if you are vaccinated I’d be less inclined to stress. At my albergue tonight one pilgrim was sneezing so took a test and...
  3. BiggBlue

    If you were in a rush, which stages would you skip and why?

    In my travels, I remember people more than I remember places. As I have often said "I would rather be in the wrong place with the right people than the right place with the wrong people". Personally if walking for the experience of opening yourself up to the experience of Camino, Start at the...
  4. BiggBlue

    I never thought I would say this...

    This climb was a bit of a double whammy for me in 2017. First, I remember thinking, when does it end? Even though I could see the top it took what felt like a long time to get there. Then a very welcome rest at the top. After a short distance, the descent appeared and was initially welcomed by...
  5. BiggBlue

    Knee pain from day 3 now day 11

    I have witnessed pilgrims continue through injuries, that at home would have seen them go immediately to a doctors office. There is a big difference between aches and injury. Yours I suspect is the latter. I fully appreciate the time and emotion that we pilgrims put into this journey but...
  6. BiggBlue

    How crowded is it.

    I started the CF last September setting off from SJPP on the 13th, some mornings when I set off it was like being in a sponsored walk :-)) there appeared to be so many people at times. Only had two occasions when the albergues were full, and then I was lucky to find a place nearby. Equally, I...
  7. BiggBlue

    Last Bed in the Albergue

    As I am setting off tomorrow to finish my original journey begun last September, I was talking with a friend (who always stays in very comfortable hotels) about the albergues. I explained the various benefits as well as the occasional downside when the showers don't have any hot water, - or...
  8. BiggBlue

    Picking Up From Where I Left Off!!

    I set off from SJPP last September, and as many before me I went too far too fast and before I knew it after 7 days I had reached the end of the 9th day on the Guide Book I was using. I rested a day in Burgos then got back into my Camino. I started getting an ache in my leg which I thought was...
  9. BiggBlue

    Sept.-Oct. 2017 pilgrims: check in! [PART TWO]

    I'm Robin a London based Scotsman, I am starting from SJPP on the 13th, and looking forward to the Camino, hope to meet many fellow pilgrims along the way.

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