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  1. freespirit

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    On my first Camino back in 2010, believe it or not, i met one guy walking from SJPDP to Santiago bare feet,
  2. freespirit

    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    I would try and get the walk from Sarria sorted out, having done the Frances twice, I found from Sarria thats the worst section, it seems to get packed with Pilgrims, it gets noisy with Music from Mobiles , its harder finding a Bunk, etc, but then again this is just my apinion
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    LIVE from the Camino The Adventures of Dani7 on the Camino Francés

    Buen Camino enjoy your trip of a lifetime, after completing your Camino you can join the rest of us Camino addicts, and want to go back again and again
  4. freespirit

    Safety for pre-dawn starts on the Camino Frances

    Hi you forgot to put down taking up all the washing line space,and heavy snoring, is there anything else
  5. freespirit

    Napoleon Route

    The enclosed photo was taken mid June 2015 while crossing over the Pyrenees, very damp and chilly, the weather down below while leaving St Jean was hot and sunny, just be prepared
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    Napoleon Route

  7. freespirit

    Cash vs Credit or Debit

    Hi fellow pilgrims I myself, all ways take cash in euros, having done the frances twice I have never had any problems, can be up to 800 euros.as long as you keep it safe 24/7 in a waist belt with passport and any tickets etc plus credit cards to pay in hotels and for just an emergency, I don't...
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    Is pre-booking accommodation the new normal?

  9. freespirit

    Pyrenees difficulty

    Hi all,, not being able to log in any ideas
  10. freespirit

    Pyrenees difficulty

    Hi I first did the Camino in 2010 at the young age of 65 from SJDP to Roncervalls at times was hard going and sometimes easy, just stop for a rest now and then, but i can be done i also did the same trip in 2015,have faith in your self and you will make it
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    Daily budget in 2022 on the CF

    I am a San Miguel larger man my self, and when i stop at the end of the day, its usual for me to have a Grande very large glass of the above...I think i deserve it after all that walking..also it tastes delicious
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    Daily budget in 2022 on the CF

    When I done my last two camino frances in 2010/2015 I got by on €20 -35 most days, i somewhere to sleep each night food in my belly and also had a few largers along the way most days and survived
  13. freespirit

    Coping with change after Sarria - wisdom needed please

    Hi thats what i found while walking my last Camino Frances in 2015, it seems ok nice and pleasant till you get to Sarria, then it seems the madness starts, people playing music acting silly, a few years back i understand they looked into changing the trip from Sarria to make it a further...
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    It’s busy

    Hi like yourself I intended to do the Francis this year but will put it of till next year if God allows, but it would have been my third Camino so i cannot complain, going this year to me seems madness most of the accommodation will probably be full and plenty of crowds which I don't like ...
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    Be prepared... pilgrim rescue

    With regards to last post on bad conditions on the Frances in mid May, I myself have experienced damp mist and cold weather early June past the Albergue at Orrison near the top before the hut,
  16. freespirit

    A Little Jittery as I think ahead

    This year will also be my third Camino frances and like yourself also fill nervous, not only because the walk itself, but not being like a spring chicken back on my first Camino back in 2010, when i was a young 65, but being more nervous because my age will be the big double 7 but it's only a...
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    Story: The 3 Camino Amigos – Why it started to fall apart on the Camino Frances (and a Question)

    Having done the Camino twice once with fellow pilgrims and once without, I preferred my second choice, and when i go back for my third Camino I will go it alone, I have found that walking alone I can walk where I want, when i want,stop when I want,eat when and where I want, and sleep where I...
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    Story: The 3 Camino Amigos – Why it started to fall apart on the Camino Frances (and a Question)

  19. freespirit

    August weather in Northern Spain

    Hi fellow pilgrims,am hoping to return next year what ever have put it of since 2016 for different reasons at home and the dreaded virus so i need to return in 2021, as i am not getting any younger and need to strike while the irons hot, it will be my third frances and after may try a different...
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    Do they speak English ? Clues ? ?

    I have walked the camino frances twice and this year about to do my third and I only know a few words of Spanish, but have always got by also most of the people you come across speak a few words of English, so its give and take also you can always use hand signals and as for Brierleys guide that...

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