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    Recent thoughts on walking in September during Covid

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/31/travel/coronavirus-travel-risk.html?action=click&block=more_in_recirc&impression_id=17dbc770-df18-11ea-ab0d-354bc59e48aa&index=5&pgtype=Article&region=footer The NYTimes had a great questionnaire about whether to travel right now-----if you are...
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    Organised tour or do-it-yourself?

    i did the CF in 2012 solo but used baggage transfer daily (had bad case of plantar fasciitis) and used Booking.com to reserve hotel rooms (pensions & casa ruals mostly--only 1 albergue which i hated). i booked the 1st week ahead then booked a day or 2 ahead for rest of camino except last...
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    from texas to spain today--------------I'M OFF THEN!

    howdy y'all. i fly out today from hot humid houston to madrid............a "drier" heat. i am ready as i'll ever be. so how hot has it been in texas this summer??????????? Hot as a billy goat in a pepper patch. So hot the hens are laying hard-boiled eggs. Hot as a summer revival. Hotter than...
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    Roncesvalles

    so what are all the options to get to roncesvalles from sjpdp? 1. hike to orrison & spend night IF you have a reservation ahead of time (non-refundable) and then hike to roncesvalles on day 2 all on napoleon route 2. hike to orrison, spend night then continue on napoleon route to Roncesvalles...
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    french camino starting on aug 22 SJPDP ending oct 4th in mux

    hi y'all! i will be starting in sjpdp on august 22 as well. i have a hotel reservation in another town a mile away for 2 nights before i take off. if weather is good i'd like to try to get to roncesvalles but will make reservation at orrison just in case--no need to kill myself in a lightening...
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    Camino 2012

    TO ALBERQUE OR NOT?????????? There is a bed race on all the caminos, but the Camino Frances gets all the attention. Capacity was expanded for the holy year in 2010, but mostly on the Camino Frances. Pilgrims prattle for years about the Pyrenees crossing, but you won't do that on the Camino del...
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    Five tips for the novice pilgrim

    but if you stay in hotels/pensions/B&B and not alberques could you eliminate these concerns??? i just read a post concerning alberques that some/many were like homeless shelters?????? YIKES! 4 Can you share a dorm with others and/or sleep next to a stranger? Do you tolerate snoring? Or do...
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    Days of Rest

    i met a woman (age 66) who did the camino last year who took a rest day at least once a week (sometimes < a week) and followed the stages in Brierley's book and highly recomended that. she also trained 6-8 miles a day with her pack for months before doing camino. her stops were in these towns...
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    Ladies Choice: What shoes did you wear & pro's/cons

    I am a female. I will turn 65 at the end of my Camino in October and plan to wear trail running shoes. I have Brooks Cascadia shoes. I am also training for my 500+ mile hike by doing many long hikes (15-22 miles) back to back with a full pack in those shoes to make sure they work. Everyone is...
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    Oldsters on The Way

    YIKES! PLEASE don't refer to yourselves as "oldsters"!!!!!! i will celebrate my 65th birthday at end of my camino in october and i will NEVER refer to myself as old-----i plan to fight it everystep of the way. the new PC term is---------------"more experienced in a less competitive age group...
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    Outer layers

    is there a recommended clothing list based on time of year somewhere on this forum? i see lots of "what i brought" lists but everyone goes at different times of year and does different distances and different starting points. am looking for clothing recommendations for leaving sjpdp aug 22 and...
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    Shoes for Camino

    LT --so you had a 20 year marriage to Asics---guess i got you beat. i starting wearing them when they were Tigers---am i dating myself?? :) i did get new orthotics for my trail running shoes (Brooks Cascadia--i think the running store was out of Ascis--i feel like i am cheating on Asics) and...
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    Shoes for Camino

    I just bought a pair of Brooks Cascadia trail running shoes to test out for the Camino. So far so good--have done a few 10 miler on trails with lots of roots and pebbles and all was well. They are much lighter than my previous Asics trail runners which I loved but of course they don't make them...
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    Coming from Dallas, TX, USA June 3rd

    Welcome and bless your hearts y'all! :D
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    False Start. Postpone Camino due to back injury

    aloha wahine we live in the same town and i am also doing the camino in late august so have to train in this lovely hot humid environment too. i have just been to my podiatrist--he is fabulous-- for orthotics and will hit REI today for new boots. i have been training in trail running shoes but...
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    My experience

    Thank you so much for posting this. I am so sorry for this "challenging" experience and do hope you try again. I will be doing my first full Camino starting in st Jean in late august. I have read so many great posts on this forum but I did get the impression that it was a very friendly group and...
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    post camino decompression--how to handle it?

    wow this is exactly what i was looking forward to---what a great gift at the end of a very long trek to gather thoughts and share experiences in a beautiful relaxed atmosphere. many thanks to anniesantiago for recommending this and mucho thanks to tracy for making this avaialable. i definetly...
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    post camino decompression--how to handle it?

    that sounds good. but i plan to keep walking to finisterre & muxia before i get back to SDC---would folks still be around that i would have run into on my camino??? a great suggestion was to go to "the little fox house' near muxia for some decompression time. sounds like trying to play tourist...
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    post camino decompression--how to handle it?

    what do most pilgrims do when your camino is over and just before you have to head back home? do you take a few more days to reflect alone? with a group? or just run to the airport :?:
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    where to pamper myself at end of camino

    I plan to do my first Camino beginning in sjpdp late august and finish in finisterre/muxia in early October--probably about 7 weeks total including some extra overnighters along the way. I would like to go to a beach city and just relax on beach and find a nice spa. Am considering San...

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