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  1. Dave2525

    After years of dreaming I've pulled the trigger and booked my flights!

    Brings back memories. I was going back and forth but ,like you, once I booked my flights it became real. Have a great Camino.
  2. Dave2525

    LIVE from the Camino Ethics Question -- to walk or not to walk?

    There has to be some give and take. How will your Camino be if you’re the one making all the compromises?
  3. Dave2525

    To Orisson or not to Orisson...

    I had booked at Orisson for the experience but was glad for the rest stop once I realized how out of shape I was. The people I met there I continued to meet again and again as our paths crossed all the way to Santiago.
  4. Dave2525

    Devastated in the albergue municipal in Monte do Gozo

    If Emia felt "devastated" by the experience I'm not sure we have any right to criticize her terminology or diminish how she felt about it.
  5. Dave2525

    is the first day as daunting as it looks?

    I found it massively difficult. My pack was too heavy and my fitness was not quite as good as I thought even though I had trained. Thank goodness I had booked ahead at Orisson. Once I got my Camino legs and lightened my load I did much better. I also did find uphill easier than downhill even at...
  6. Dave2525

    Making the commitment

    There are plenty of other places in the world to visit, particularly since you've already done a Camino. If you're having doubts, why not try something completely different?
  7. Dave2525

    Dithering big time over Go decision.

    It’s all,part of the process. I was much the same way but as soon as I booked the international flights I was in. Sure I could have cancelled but it was just the right catalyst to get on with the rest of the planning.
  8. Dave2525

    Why walk the same Camino again?

    Never say never but right now I'm in the mindset that there are so many other places that I've never seen. I read the comments that it won't be the exact same experience, you are different, the time of year is different, blah, blah, blah. I'm just not feeling it but who knows if that may...
  9. Dave2525

    Pillow Case?

    I brought a permethrin treated pillowcase and never used it. I eventually ditched it as dead weight.
  10. Dave2525

    How long did it take you to walk from SJPP to Santiago?

    I took 33 days with no rest days. I had booked some but didn't need them so I used it at the end for some extra time in Santiago
  11. Dave2525

    Vuelta 2017

    Thanks. I'll check it out. Where there's a will....
  12. Dave2525

    Vuelta 2017

    In Canada. We do have multiple sports channels but none with start to finish coverage. Of course I could have missed it.
  13. Dave2525

    Vuelta 2017

    I would like to have seen it but there is almost no tv coverage here unlike the Tour de France which was televised live in the morning with a highlight version in the evening.
  14. Dave2525

    Anyone Stayed in Auberge du Pelerin in SJPP? New Pilgrim Needs Info

    I stayed there as well. No problems with privacy and a nice communal meal as well. They also had some tables out back if you wanted to sit and soak up the afternoon sun
  15. Dave2525

    Bad Albergues

    The purpose of the forum is to share information with each other. Whether a complaint about the albergue is addressed through formal means is completely irrelevant. I can take the information provided here and use it or not. If I happen to be at that albergue I can see if the OP's assessment...
  16. Dave2525

    Best Apps for Camino Frances?

    I found http://trekrightinc.com/ helpful. It does have offline maps as well as albergue listings
  17. Dave2525

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

    I didn't realize I was in such poor shape, despite my training, until I started out that first day. I was glad I had booked a place in Orisson. More important than the rest stop was all the friendships that began that evening and continued all the way to Santiago and beyond.
  18. Dave2525

    Pilgrims singing on the Pyrenees

    When I was there a couple of years ago I met a Korean woman who carried a similar small guitar along with her pack. I never knew what she was singing and it didn't matter as it was so uplifting. I was in Korea a couple of months ago and I made it a point to visit her. We had a great evening and...
  19. Dave2525

    APP for iPhone

    I also used TrekRight. I didn't use it a whole lot on the trail but it was useful when needed and also for checking out locations of albergues if the first choice was full.
  20. Dave2525

    How many brought a sheet or cover treated with permethrin?

    I brought one and ended up ditching it unused. Just dead weight. My sleeping bag and backpack were sprayed and although I ended up getting eaten I didn't transport them anywhere else

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