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    Favorite Leg/Section

    Definitely the Meseta and from Villafranca out to Samos and onto Sarria. Love that stretch.
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    is the first day as daunting as it looks?

    Hi @min200 - I found the descent to Roncesvalles to be harder than the ascent. My knees were killing me by the time I got down. The ascent itself wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. What helped me is that I was fogged in and could only see about 10 metres in either direction, so I...
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    Best place to start after the Pyrennees

    Pamplona is a fairly popular starting point after the Pyrenees. Good access into it and plenty of accommodation options. Buen Camino, @Tracey a :)
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    Monastery of San Xulián de Samos

    Hi @rabtacoma, I definitely recommend going to Samos. It was one of the highlights of my Camino. The walk in and out of Samos is lovely and the monastery is really special. If you've got the time, go for it. You can read about my experience on my blog at: https://tinyurl.com/yythd7cq I...
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    The story of your Stone at the Cruz de Ferro

    Last year I carried a piece of Lapis lazuli, a blue stone, as I was walking for someone dear to me that suffers from depression and anxiety. I prayed that my pilgrimage could help to relieve some of the burden they carried daily and that they'd feel less blue.
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    Changing Routes

    @Evvie You could always do the Frances and then switch Caminos for the last 100KM as it gets really busy from that point onwards. I did that last year and it was great. I switched at Sarria from the Frances to the Sanabres. All you do is catch one train from Sarria to Ourense and then start...
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    SJPP --> Santiago Pacing

    Hey @Dogbreath I finished it in exactly 30 days. I've got all my stages, difficulties and adventures here (https://camino-a-go-go.blogspot.com/) if you're looking for a rough guide.
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    St Jean Pied du Port Booked...anyone staying at Gite Ultreia on Sept 8th 2019?

    I stayed there at the beginning of my Camino. It's a lovely place! Buen Camino:)
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    Anyone care to share their experience walking CF in April?

    Ha! How's that for timing?! Here's my plan: https://camino-a-go-go.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-plan-is-hatched.html. I'll keep an eye out for you!
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    Anyone care to share their experience walking CF in April?

    I'm doing the Portuguese in 2020, so we can resume that game of tag then if you're super-keen :)
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    Anyone care to share their experience walking CF in April?

    I walked it over April and May last year, same time as @Vacajoe actually (we never did cross paths and buy each other that beer!), and it was a G R E A T time to walk it. You can follow my whole journey here if you're really keen: https://camino-a-go-go.blogspot.com/
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    Staying in Porto

    Ha! Looks my kind of place! The Australia reference also pleases me.
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    Favorite albergue in the Camino Frances

    Albergue Parroquial San Juan Bautista in Grañon. Just a wonderful, warm & welcoming albergue with communal meals, meditation AND a great bar across the road. It's a special place. I blab on a bit more about it here: https://camino-a-go-go.blogspot.com/2018/05/day-9-granon-to-tosantos.html if...
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    Staying in Porto

    I was recommended the Best Guest Hostel - http://www.bestguesthostel.com/en/hostel-in-porto/. I haven't stayed there but it is where I'll be staying when I start in Porto next year. It's close to the station and the Cathedral and looks like good value.
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    Random helpful advice

    1. Sleep is one of the best remedies for aches and pains. 2. Ditch the underwear and separate shorts and use running shorts with inbuilt underwear. You can walk in them, sleep in them, swim in them and wear them under longer pants if need be. If it gets too cold, wear long compression tights...
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    Does CF feel like a crowded theme park now?

    @jcheneyjc I switched from the Frances to the Sanabres when I reached Sarria to both avoid the crowds and because I'd done the Sarria to Santiago stretch before. It was very easy to do (one train, about an hour), I met lots of VdlP peeps (which only fired my desire to do it one day), the walk...
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    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    This one is along the Meseta. You can check out all my pics at https://www.instagram.com/caminoagogo/
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    SJPP to Leon

    16 days is pretty optimistic. I walk fairly quickly and only managed to arrive in Leon on the morning of my 18th day. The stage between Mansilla de las Mulas and Léon is not a particularly nice 18KM stretch so you could catch the bus that morning and shave off a day. That's what I did in...
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    If you only had two weeks...

    I'd start in St. Jean and walk to Burgos. Burgos is a major city so it's a good place to leave from and also a good place to get back to when want to come back and do the rest. And trust me, you will want to come back. I did that stretch in 11 days, but I'm a fairly fast walker and was on a...
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    The last 100 km traffic report!

    Hence why I switched to the Sanabrés for the last 100km. I definitely recommend it to those coming up on Sarria.

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