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  1. Lucyk

    Alto del Perdon

    I walked down the footpath in Hoka trail runners last year around this time, and no walking poles. It required all my concentration but was not particularly difficult, nor did I feel myself to be in any danger. Conditions were dry, which I am sure helps. At the time I was very ill, though i...
  2. Lucyk

    Have you been sponsored?

    One of my first "encounters" with the Camino was reading this wonderful book by Laurie Dennett who used her walk on the Camino several decades ago when conditions were mush simpler, to raise money for MS. You might find it inspiring. It's a great book: A Hug For The Apostle
  3. Lucyk

    Exploration day at the end: Estella or Los Arcos?

    I spent an unexpected three days in Estella (Long story -- I got very ill and had to end my Camino) and I found it to be a wonderful place to visit. I'd go back just to be on holiday. And FWIW, if by chance you need it, there is a bus that goes from Estella to Burgos and stops in Los Arcos...
  4. Lucyk

    Las Huelgas

    Are you sure the manuscript is still actually located at Las Huelgas, and wasn't just produced there? A lot of manuscripts were moved to Madrid in the nineteenth century. If you can post the name and/or shelfmark of the manuscript you'd like to look at, I can maybe help. The monastery doesn't...
  5. Lucyk

    Leaving the Camino

    I think that's true. I think I've been on it for decades.
  6. Lucyk

    Leaving the Camino

    We all know that for a number of people, maybe a lot of people, their Camino doesn't turn out the way they planned. Maybe they even leave it early. We don't hear much from them. They probably end with a lot of complicated feelings and are not likely to spend time talking in Facebook groups or...
  7. Lucyk

    Casa Magica - new management

    When I passed through Villatuerta on April 2, it was closed. I guess this sale explains why.
  8. Lucyk

    Almost on my Way

    I fly out in a couple of hours to Pamplona via Madrid, and I start walking on Monday. Kind of nervous. What if no one wants to talk to me? What if too many people want to talk to me? What if I am bringing all the wrong things? What if I can't find a place to sleep one night? I don't know if I...
  9. Lucyk

    rain pants for the CF in late april/may?

    I'm leaving April 1 and I'm not bringing rain pants. I may regret this but I don't hugely mind having wet legs (I think...). I have a pack cover and a good rain jacket.
  10. Lucyk

    Pre Trip Anxiety

    I'm pretty relaxed about it. I did a 25km walk on Friday to test all my gear and make sure I could go that distance, and it went pretty well -- though I was very stiff afterwards and not sure how I can do that 30 days straight! I guess I'll get used to it, and I assume walking the next day helps...
  11. Lucyk

    Pre Trip Anxiety

    I'm leaving in 18 days for the very first time and I am too ignorant to be anxious.
  12. Lucyk

    Walking 21 days from Pamplona to Santiago. Is it ok?

    I'm doing the same trip you are doing, but starting a bit earlier and using more days. I start walking from Pamplona and end on April 30 in SdC. I have no idea if I will be able to make it all the way and I am not going to beat myself up if I don't. I may take busses through suburbs. I tend to...
  13. Lucyk

    Easter in Santiago

    Yes, the cathedral is going to be closed. I would not bother. Leon cathedral is gorgeous.
  14. Lucyk

    San Pedro de las Duenas

    I am seeing some references to there being a hostel at the monastery, but no phone number. Eg. this article says they have 12 rooms 39 euros per night. https://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/destinos/descanso-paz_582495.html
  15. Lucyk

    Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

    Starting April 1 from Pamplona.

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