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  1. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Doubts after Day 1

    The shock absorbing poles work best for me. I have begun both of my walks without them and invariably was found wanting them. I usually found some along the way. Next time I'll bring my own.
  2. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Lost Dog

    You may have hit the jackpot with a new companion.
  3. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Lessons: You get what you pay for.

    Ha ha ha ha...... Oh yes, cheaper not much better. I bought 9 dollar trainers in Guatemala recently. The bottoms peeled right off. Lasted about 2 weeks so I just rolled with them for another 2 months until the soft rubber took on the shape of my feet. Now back in the US I just spent 100.00 on...
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    Suggestions for Camping along the Camino Del Norte

    I did quite a bit of camping on the French Route. IT IS ILLEGAL TO WILD CAMP IN SPAIN. Or so I was told. Nobody ever bothered me. BUT I was very careful to stay well hidden. You can camp in the plaza behind the church in Granon. I worked as a volunteer there and we had a few campers. I knew...
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    Wild camping and legal alternatives

    I camped and it is wise to be stealthy and respectful. They are a little more easy going on the French Route but you still run the risk of a heavy fine. AND it does not hurt to ask. Many of the municipal alburgues especially in Galicia will let you camp. I did not eat many hot meals either. I...
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    Safety! Recent reports say pickpockets & thefts are way up in Spain

    I've asked you a billion times not to exaggerate!
  7. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Walking from Bayonne to Irun

    Hey Biarritz Don. Are you saying you like the stretch between Bayonne and Irun? If so, is it well marked?
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    Walking from Bayonne to Irun

    Interesting. I am thinking about walking to Irun from Bayonne. I have been to the Cathedral in Bayonne. IN fact I think I stayed at the Parrochia in Bayonne. Or if not that it was a big retreat center or something kind of out in the burbs. I can't remember now it was 2 1/2 years ago. Maybe...
  9. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Can I just wing it?

    I'm going to basically wing it from Irun to Granon by way of the Tunnel Route. I can read a map (not that one can find a real topo in Spain) and use a compass. My Spanish is decent, I know up from down; sun rises in the east sets in the west; which end of a horse is which. The important things...
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    Accommodation Irun - Day One

    It's not a well known route and that's partly why I'm doing it. I also need to get to Granon on the CF. I have a posting there as a hospitalera for 2 weeks beginning Sept 1.
  11. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    My impressions and stages of Norte/Primitivo May 25-June 27, 2014

    Thank you Raj... I'll look into it now.
  12. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Accommodation Irun - Day One

    Are you walking the Tunnel Route?
  13. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    My impressions and stages of Norte/Primitivo May 25-June 27, 2014

    Can you be more specific about the guide book you mentioned? Dave Whitson/Laura Perazzoli...
  14. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Accommodation Irun - Day One

    I guess I may also stay at said Albergue but not until the 19th of August or so. Also, I plan to walk the Tunnel Route and that has it's own challenges I'm sure. Anyone else going that way late August?
  15. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    del Norte/Primitivo this fall?

    Thanks for that. I am considering the Primativo in October as well. I don't mind the cooler weather but blinding blizzards can present issues. That is probably less the rule than an occasional early snowfall.
  16. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Camping along the way

    I read about you on the forum. If yer still on, would you share your experience of camping on the Primativo?
  17. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    New guide through Basque country

    Anything for you Ivar. Let me know if this works or not, I cut it directly from the web site URL http://www.industria.ejgv.euskadi.net/r44-636/es/
  18. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    New guide through Basque country

    I take that back. The link has some extra characters. I cut and paste the appropriate address in a browser and found the site. Perhaps Ivar you can fix this.
  19. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    New guide through Basque country

    Currently this link is not operational.
  20. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Camping

    I camped some onthe Frances but found it somewhat inconvenient. it is technically illegal to wild camp in Spain and I did not get positive responses when I asked a out private land. I plan on doing some camping on my next pilgrimage in the fall. I'm not sure which route I will take yet though

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