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  1. MainelyStina

    A very wet day on the Camino Frances!

    Pretty damp on the section I walked today as well - Espinosa del Camino to Atapuerca. I was so happy to have brought my rain jacket. Turns out trekking poles are pretty effective for scraping thick mud off the bottom of your shoes… More of this tomorrow, apparently ⛈️⛈️⛈️ This is a screenshot...
  2. MainelyStina

    A tale of two Caminos - What about those crowds?

    You never know... I've got a slow(ish) Camino planned. Buen Camino! Enjoy!
  3. MainelyStina

    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Thank you so much for this post! I was saying on another thread how utterly disheartening it is a first-timer to read some of these posts. I really appreciate your perspective - and contextualization. It's funny, I was lecturing students today on perspective and perception, maybe I should start...
  4. MainelyStina

    A tale of two Caminos - What about those crowds?

    I really want to thank @trecile for this post! As someone embarking on my first CF in a little over 100 days, it’s really easy to get unbelievably nervous and a bit disheartened reading some of the recent posts on the forum. When you’re new to all of this, it’s hard to know what to believe...
  5. MainelyStina

    Is the Albergue in Roncesvalles a “must”?

    I love that. Thank you! 🙏
  6. MainelyStina

    Is the Albergue in Roncesvalles a “must”?

    Thank you so much to everyone for you replies, your insights, and your stories! I knew when I wrote it that “must” would be a “buzzy” word - and I thank you for answering in the spirit intended. All of your personal responses really help to paint a picture - and I truly do appreciate them...
  7. MainelyStina

    Is the Albergue in Roncesvalles a “must”?

    I was curious for your opinions about whether or not a stay at the Albergue was something not to be missed for first time pilgrims? I’m really asking about the experience more than anything else. Or is one equally served staying either elsewhere in Roncesvalles or moving on to Burguete? (Based...
  8. MainelyStina

    August/September Start Advice

    Thank you very much for the reply and the link. I think you and @trecile are definitely helping to steer me to start a bit earlier!
  9. MainelyStina

    August/September Start Advice

    I'd probably prefer it - for all the reasons you articulated, but unfortunately October is the 2nd busiest month of my business year. I was already kind of stretching it to miss the first week or two of the month, but I don't think it would be wise for me to skip the entire thing. I wish I could...
  10. MainelyStina

    August/September Start Advice

    Thank you for your reply! How did you find the weather? Predictable? I'm used to hot and humid summers here, so not an overly huge concern - but curious. I assume you didn't struggle too much to find accommodations since you were ahead of most of the wave?
  11. MainelyStina

    August/September Start Advice

    Thank you for the advice - the packing list can always use tweaking!
  12. MainelyStina

    August/September Start Advice

    Greetings from Historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania! I'm looking for a bit of advice on starting my CF from SJPP next year. I had planned to walk my first Camino back in 2020, with an objective to finish by my birthday in Muxia. Because of this, my plan was to start the final week of August/first...
  13. MainelyStina

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions: Big wave on the Francés

    Thanks! That was definitely my plan - book out the first 4 days or so? (I actually did that in 2020, and then sadly had to cancel them all… 😕) I work in tourism here in Pennsylvania and we tend to get very quiet the last week or two of August and the first week or two of September as kids...
  14. MainelyStina

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions: Big wave on the Francés

    Hello All, I’m planning my first camino Frances to start the last Monday in August of next year from SJPP (delayed from my original plan in 2020…) I knew September was busy, but I guess I didn’t realize just how busy the first couple of weeks are (until reading this thread) Is that last week of...

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