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  1. JamesVT

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

    There’s your answer. The cotton socks are causing her blisters and need to be changed to the Darn Tough wool socks.
  2. JamesVT

    The bad knee club

    Oh, yes, take with you or buy in France/Spain a good pair of hiking poles to ease the weight on your knees and back. I used Pacer Poles, orderable from the UK, which are great hiking poles.
  3. JamesVT

    Luggage transfer and other ?? Due to Camino jitters

    Maybe you’re overthinking things. The food in Spain is readily available and very fine. Lots of shops and grocery stores. Charming bars and restaurants. As to clothes, why not buy what you want for a change of pace and use Correos to transport your extra clothes to Santiago? Anyway, you will...
  4. JamesVT

    The bad knee club

    I walked my Camino 11 months after having a bilateral knee replacement. I was 75 and my pace was slow and steady, but the Camino and its scenery was, of course, extraordinary and uplifting. I’m a realist, too, and I’d urge you not to give up on being able to actually walk every step of the Camino.
  5. JamesVT

    Polling Fellow Walkers - Start in SJPP or Pamplona?

    A male volunteer at the Camino office in St. Jean assured me with great authority that I could not walk the Napoleon route on my chosen start date because there would be stormy, freezing weather that day. Later, I talked to another, different volunteer who checked the weather report on the spot...
  6. JamesVT

    Has anyone stayed at Hotel Forum Evolución in Burgos?

    I stayed there, too, and had a good, comfortable overnight.
  7. JamesVT

    Bakery in Los Arcos ...Warning.

    lol— I had the same experience in Cairo with a couple of locals. It cost me a few Egyptian pounds and a bit of pride. Later I turned the experience into a newspaper column about a whole range of travel experiences including getting conned, being given meals and gifts by locals, and all the...
  8. JamesVT

    Bakery in Los Arcos ...Warning.

    I think I know the place being described. My recollection was that the proprietor was a polite, businesslike woman who carefully indicated in advance the price of her individual items and checked to be sure I was okay with the cost. I made my selections and was happy to be able to buy them for...
  9. JamesVT

    Breakfast in St Jean Pied de Port

    Just one suggestion: if you are starting out early, it may be good to pick up snacks, lunch makings, etc. the afternoon/evening before as shops may not yet be open at the time you leave.
  10. JamesVT

    Resource for short distances?

    You will find it easy and simple to walk shorter distances. There is no need or requirement to walk the ”sections” that are identified in guidebooks. Use the Brierley guide and Booking.com or other guides and booking sites that list out the many towns and sleeping possibilities. Short segments...
  11. JamesVT

    Is anyone doing the Camino without any specific purpose

    I was walking the Camino for a few kilometers with a young Korean pilgrim. I remarked at one point that the Camino gives one lots of time to think. My companion immediately replied, “Yes, and plenty of time not to think.” I’ve remembered that observation of his ever since. Such wisdom, such truth!
  12. JamesVT

    Is anyone doing the Camino without any specific purpose

    The Camino is a wonderful, beautiful walk across Spain. Plenty of time to look and see a glorious green world as the kilometers drop away behind you. the reasons for being on the Camino reveal themselves day by day. You don‘t have to know them to begin, they will find you.
  13. JamesVT

    Walking from Sarria

    No, pre-Camino training is not necessary. My son is a long distance hiker who coached me before my Camino. His good advice was to keep my initial days on the Camino in terms of distance and time and then to slowly increase each bit by bit until I felt ready for greater distances. Other useful...
  14. JamesVT

    first-timer packing list starting April 11

    In read your post with envy— I walked the Camino last year, starting in SJPP in April and the walk was a wonderful and transformative experience. The Camino forum was a great, encouraging help. Your packing list is well organized and thought out. I skimmed your list and have a few random...
  15. JamesVT

    Walking after knee replacements

    Great news about your knee replacements. I finished the Camino (SJPP to Santiago) a few months ago with a replaced right hip and two knees that were replaced less than a year before starting my trek. I am 75 and also have pulmonary problems. But my new knees (and hip) were reliable partners for...
  16. JamesVT

    Footwear

    Agreed. Take the trail runners.
  17. JamesVT

    Taking a cat on the Camino in May/June 2020

    I am a cat lover and cat owner. And I have recently walked the Camino. I can appreciate that it would painful to be separated from your pet while on the Way. But my instinct is to regard bringing your cat on your Camino as making this long walk much more difficult than necessary and risks the...
  18. JamesVT

    Luggage transport

    I used Correos for bag transport. They were absolutely reliable, easy to use, and friendly on-line. When I screwed up with my planning, Correos caught my error and emailed me to let me know I should review and correct my planning. Highly recommended!
  19. JamesVT

    I made it

    Congratulations! I made it, too, and found the Camino to be as extraordinary and life changing as so many have described here on the Forum. When I have a bit more time I want to sum up some thoughts on the journey (and on clothing and equipment). For now, like VeganCamino, I just want to express...
  20. JamesVT

    Staying in SJPDP

    There’s not a lot to do in St Jean. I’d suggest you just stay overnight and then set off on the Camino in the morning. Buen Camino!

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