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  1. martin1ws

    want solitude

    I read about bed races and the last 100km after Sarria on the Camino Frances... and I decided to start in August 2018 with the Camino Aragones from Somport -> Camino Frances -> Camino de Invierno and so I had more solitude than if I would have walked only the Camino Frances. Another important...
  2. martin1ws

    Is this a bad summer to go on the Camino

    I would not wait because of a crowded summer. As mentioned before you can choose a less crowded camino or a less crowded month. Statistics (official): https://oficinadelperegrino.com/estadisticas/ Monthly statistics by camino until 2019 : https://crowley.pw/pilgrims/
  3. martin1ws

    Sleeping outside

    In 2020 on a Camino in Germany I took a tarp and minimal equipment for sleeping outside with me. Just in case because of corona. I did not need it... so I tried it in the last night... because it added weight to my backpack (which is uncomfortable and may increase the risk of injury ). Sleeping...
  4. martin1ws

    Thinking of walking Camino Frances in summer 2021... in need of advice

    If one of my daughters would ask me such a question in a similar situation, I would say: "Go!" But I do not know if you get unbiased advice from me or on this forum.
  5. martin1ws

    Discouraged in Florida

    If you look for some videos, you can start e. g. here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-collection-of-camino-videos.68039 And this is my favourite short film: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/what-i-learnt-along-the-way-short-film.49141/ You can view...
  6. martin1ws

    Discouraged in Florida

    There are many pilgrims and only very few cases of crime. Portugal and Spain are rather safe countries: https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp And I think, the Caminos are safer than the average holiday regions. And in a group the crime risk is probably almost not existing... or at...
  7. martin1ws

    Discouraged in Florida

    Yes, it can be done in separate trips. If you do not want to get a Compostela, there are no rules at all. If you want to get one, there are only these rules on the last 100 km: [To get the "Compostela" you must... collect two stamps a day on the last 100km ... details here: ]...
  8. martin1ws

    Discouraged in Florida

    On this website www.gronze.com you can see the route and where you can buy things or sleep. If you take the Valcarlos route, you have about 12km between the stopps in the Pyrenees... so this is very close to your 8 miles: https://www.gronze.com/etapa/saint-jean-pied-port/valcarlos/roncesvalles...
  9. martin1ws

    Discouraged in Florida

    8 miles would be enough. In this old thread there are tips: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/curious-about-achievability-of-camino-at-50-slow-walker.51501/ For planing on the Camino Frances: http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances I think the risk of getting 'addicted' to the...
  10. martin1ws

    April 2021

    At the moment (in the last days) the new cases do not rise any longer in Spain. And the deaths are far below the number of deaths in the first wave. If it hopefully stays like this there is no need for a new complete lock down. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/spain/...
  11. martin1ws

    Are you thinking to walk the Camino (the way of the Saint James) again?

    Thank you for your images. I knew that I want to walk the Camino again as I still was in Santiago de Compostela. If everything is as planned I will walk again in August.
  12. martin1ws

    some advice

    The general advice is to bring the shoes that fit to your feet... but only one(!) pair of walking shoes (because of the weight). You can change mid day e. g. your socks. And: Do not pack your fears (because of the weight)! Another pair of very light shoes (e. g. crocs / sandals /... ) maybe for...
  13. martin1ws

    some advice

    Here is some additional advice how to try the shoes (from davebugg): https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/recommended-shoe-size.65979/#post-813071 Point 11 (width of the shoes) was most important for me. I had to buy new shoes because of that. Fortunately before my camino started.
  14. martin1ws

    Backpack Transport.

    Maybe Jacotrans: https://www.jacotrans.es/
  15. martin1ws

    Will We reach 'Peak Pilgrim' soon? On the Frances Route.

    The growth rate on the Camino Frances was already low 2019: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/provisional-2019-compostela-figures-up-about-20-000.65814/#post-814854 https://crowley.pw/pilgrims/ So it seems quite reasonable to me that we have 'Peak Pilgrim' on the Camino Frances...
  16. martin1ws

    First Timer

    You can find additional interesting links and threads here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/frequently-asked-questions.16/ https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/
  17. martin1ws

    Longest distance between alberques on CF

    You can plan the distances of the daily walks on the Camino Frances here: http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances
  18. martin1ws

    Those misleading pilgrim office statistics

    Thank you! Yes, this is interesting.
  19. martin1ws

    10 km or less a day, possible?

    Yes, it is possible. Here are two old threads with much information: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/5-10km-day-pilgrims.60870/ https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/curious-about-achievability-of-camino-at-50-slow-walker.51501/
  20. martin1ws

    Post Camino Frances Update and Thank You

    Well done! Here is a link to your youtube video channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-scTwzjaaaDfnsc2VCQuSg It was on the Camino Aragones after my first week on the camino... I sat in a bar with 5 Spanish pilgrims and again I could not follow their conservation because of my poor...

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