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  1. Arctic_Alex

    Camino Primitivo for younger person

    If the evening seems to dull, then you have not done enough in the day I suppose 😉 No but I really think there is quite a blend of all ages at the Primitivo. However the majority seemed between 30 and 60 when I walked. Also, not all above 40 are dull for a 20 year old ;-) I remember walking long...
  2. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Primitivo

    I remember most of your views on the photos from May :) And I remember eating something late in Oviedo at a cider place ... and no one warned me about portion size. I ordered what I thought to be a small dish or even a side dish, but it was so much I thought this must be for a whole family! :cool:
  3. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    You do not need a tent on the Primitivo, but for people like me who walk long days it can be useful. So yes, I did use it occasionally.
  4. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Thank you! And I hope you and your wife will have a wonderful Camino next year! Pace is not all, but you know this yourself :) As we get older we have to adapt and try not to follow old habits too hard – something I probably should tell myself sometimes.
  5. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Nice to know my updates were entertaining :cool: All the best for your Camino ...! Buen Camino!
  6. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    I know not many will go through my images here, but I also know that a selected few will really enjoy them ... hence it was worth the effort 😊 Yes, I made it more than a week ago, but I was too busy to update on here earlier. As for my kilometers, it was also a test if I can still do it 😉 ...
  7. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    It has been done now :)
  8. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 10: 28 km: Salceda - Santiago .. half a day of easy walking. Early start, late but big breakfast and later even a second breakfast. Just as last time I do not think this last stretch too enjoyable as it is lots of noise from cars and planes, you are surrounded by pilgrims in a hurry and it...
  9. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 9: 40 km: As Seixas - Salceda. A long but relaxed day as I took long breaks. After an early start I made it quickly to Melide. Just in time to see the last pilgrims who slept late leaving town ... while I already had some milage under my boots and rewarded myself with an extensive breakfast...
  10. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 8: 33 km: Lugo - As Seixas. Early start, quite easy walking. Warm and green again :cool: . Had a quite late breakfast after km 16 or so. So I was walking pretty hungry part of the day 😉 . Before breakfast I saw no other pilgrim. Very flat countryside.
  11. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 7: 18 km: Souto de Torres - Lugo … half day off for sightseeing in Lugo. Easy day, as I started early I walked without any pilgrims in sight most of the time. Had an improvised breakfast after 5 km and arrived in Lugo for lunch and then had plenty of time to explore the city without haste...
  12. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 6: 34 km: O Piñeiral - Souto de Torres ... the day with the two steepest ascents of the Primitivo. Suddenly perfect weather. It felt very sunny and warm most of the day but lots of green vegetation would give plenty of shade. Also my blisters started getting better. Back at home I had not...
  13. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 5: 36 km: Embalse de Salime - somewhere near O Piñeiral … all the downhill from the day before had to be compensated by 1466 metres of climb 😉 ... a tough day for some reason with mixed weather, some sun, some rain. My first early morning climb lead me to Grande de Salime ... hungry as I was...
  14. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 4: 33 km: Hospitales - Embalse de Salime ... in one word: downhill, a lot of it. Still I accumulated over 1000 metres of climb. What started as a rainy foggy day on the Hospitales route, later turned into the first really warm and sunny afternoon. Almost too warm for my taste. Had some...
  15. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    Day 3: a mere 24 km: Tineo - Hospitales ... yes, for me a very short day in terms of distance, but I could not be bothered to walk any further as a kind of wet day developed gusts of horizontal rain, with clouds/fog drifting through the hills. While on the day before I had an overall climb of...
  16. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    I had 3.5 liters one time as I was staying in a tent and needed water for the evening and morning alike. But you are right, on many days 1 liter would have been more than enough. I was happy to have my heavier rain jacket AND those light rain trousers as it was raining alot the first 5 days. It...
  17. Arctic_Alex

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Primitivo May 2023

    It was the sheer amount of food which was too much for me ... even though I was hungry. But then there might be people bigger than me who would just smile ;-) I decided not to update more while walking! By now I am back home again and will start posting some more experiences and images on here...
  18. Arctic_Alex

    Santiago after 10 days

    Tending to feet, bit of laundry, sometimes setting up the tent, food and drink 🤣 whatever you might have been thinking 😉
  19. Arctic_Alex

    Recommended Stages after Lugo - where to put the short day?

    I made Lugo - Santiago in 3 days, with the last day being the short day for me. I know my average stage length is not what you are looking for, but I want to encourage making the last day the short day as it is so much more relaxing to have plenty of time in Santiago upon arrival. Between Lugo...
  20. Arctic_Alex

    Santiago after 10 days

    I happily arrived in Santiago yesterday 12:00 after 10 days of walking (strictly speaking 9.5 days if I take into account the half day sightseeing in Lugo and the early arrival yesterday in Santiago). 😎 It was a great experience and I had 5 days of more or less rain in a row followed by 5 days...

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