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  1. Mountainman

    All the alternative routes on the Norte - prepare or wing it?

    Thanks, that is great to know!
  2. Mountainman

    All the alternative routes on the Norte - prepare or wing it?

    I will most likely be doing it in September, starting late august or early September. But not 100% sure yet...
  3. Mountainman

    A Great Experience

    Hi Mike, I will start my Norte late Aug/early Sept, and would love to have a coffee/beer (depending on time of day ;-) ), a talk and if you want, a walk together! How will I get in touch? Through the forum I suppose? Cheers, Martin
  4. Mountainman

    All the alternative routes on the Norte - prepare or wing it?

    I will wing it, but at the same time intend to do as many alluring alternatives as possible. So I hope to stick to the coast a lot! I have no specific end date, and am carrying a sleeping bag, so I will wing it and sleep where and when I need to! ;-)
  5. Mountainman

    All the alternative routes on the Norte - prepare or wing it?

    Thanks everyone! So I am just going to wing it! Though I will make sure I have the Gronze with me as well to fall back on (I found an app for my iPhone that stores offline webpages, called Offline Reader). And I will make a list of peoples favorite albergues, and will see on the road if they...
  6. Mountainman

    All the alternative routes on the Norte - prepare or wing it?

    Hi guys & girls, I will be doing the Camino del Norte in September. I read quite a bit about all the alternative routes on the Norte. Do I need to prepare for this? I am inclined to just wing it and see, and use my hospitaleros as information sources (though I will be sleeping outside at...
  7. Mountainman

    Rain gear Norte-Primitivo!

    Tried gaters once but wasnt impressed. I have a raincoat, that will be my only raingear. In case of rain I will wear my sandals and get wet feet, they will dry at some point.A very very experienced walker (Toek) told me: wet feet are not the end of the world! (it is all in the mindset) I am...
  8. Mountainman

    Camping along the way

    I just love this forum... Thanks for all the info guys, I'll take it with me when I go do the Norte in September! I will carry a lightweight sleeping bag & bivy bag for clear nights and/or nights with full albergues. I hope to share my experiences in a few months. To be honest the stray dogs...
  9. Mountainman

    Do I really need a tent?

    This thread http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/crowding-on-the-camino-del-norte.26633/ basically informed me that in july and august you might encounter full albergues, but that the hospitaleros usually have backup options so you are almost always ok... SO I woud say dont take a...
  10. Mountainman

    Best Camino del Norte Guidebook

    Do people have any experience with either the book by Paco Nadal, or with just using the Gronze online info? I have the Paco Nadal one photographed on my phone, and I might download the gronze as well if that is better. I wonder if I need to do/bring any more than that? (except for making a...
  11. Mountainman

    Crowding on the Camino del Norte

    OK, so august is doable but better to go in september if possible, which it most probably will be for me. Thanks again guys!
  12. Mountainman

    Crowding on the Camino del Norte

    Thanks Tom, that is great to know! I will also carry a lightweight sleeping & bivvy bag (1kg together), so I have a little contingency on me as well, for clear nights on the beach maybe! Cheers, Martin
  13. Mountainman

    Best Camino del Norte Guidebook

    Hi Aidan and everyone, does anyone know an easy/quick way to download the http://www.gronze.com/ info? I dont want to carry a book, and i dont want to depend on wifi either, so I'd like to have the info stored on my smartphone, in whatever format... And I'm hoping there is an easier & simpler...
  14. Mountainman

    Crowding on the Camino del Norte

    Thanks for the info Tom! Do you think I should expect this also if I'd start at Irun around mid August?
  15. Mountainman

    Camino Del Norte 2014

    Hi guys & girls, I am planning to do the Note as well this summer, either august or september. In another thread I came across this link (http://www.gronze.com/camino-de-santiago/caminos/guia-del-camino-del-norte#etapas_del_camino), which is a web guidebook, and also has a very informative pdf...
  16. Mountainman

    Crowds in August

    I am not looking for big crowds, a bit of tranquility would be nice, but I dont need to be alone for a month either. My other concideration is that I would like to go a bit low budget, and therefore will spend some nice nights on the beach or somewhere sheltered, in case an albuerge is closed or...

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