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6th September 2018

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John el inglés

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Francés x3, inglés, portugués from Lisbon Hospitalario 2014 & 2015 in Miraz on Norte. V Plata 6/9/18
Good evening all, I will be leaving Sevilla on the 6th September 2018, I will start with a few friends who I have met on various other caminos although our different paces will probably divide us up naturally. We start off as
Me John from england
Aurora from mexico
Tonny, Albert and Joke from The Netherlands
& Fritz and Mary from the USA.
We know the weather is against us for the first few weeks but our timing is driven by the fate of us all being in Seville at this time. Any updates and news for us along the path will be very much appreciated. In return I will post as we go highlighting anything relevant.
 
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All the best for a great Camino for each one of you!
 
kirkie said:
All the best for a great Camino for each one of you!
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Thank you for the lovely welcome to the forum Kirkie. As the start date approaches the magnitude of 1100km and the heat in the early stages is starting to loom over us, but we are very excited too
 
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All the best for your walk, I will be ahead of you so their will be no scrambling for beds despite the veritable invasion of the Vdlp this September.
 
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Looking forward to your forward guard updates. When do you set off?
 
John el inglés said:
Looking forward to your forward guard updates. When do you set off?
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We were due to fly out first of Sept, but coordinating with other family members (who are doing different routes to meet us in Santiago) means we will now leave a week later. While we now start after you we will be walking from Merida. Last time it took us a week to walk from Seville to Merida so you probably won't be that far behind us.
 
 
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looking forward to hearing you snore away somewhere nearby ! If at any time you need help or support we will be just a day or two away. Buen Camino
 
Also setting off from Sevilla on 6th September with my friend Phil. We too are concerned about the heat for the first few weeks. No doubt see you all at various stages.
 
Thanks for making contact George, look forward to bumping into you and phil
 
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Hey John - if all goes well I'll be a week behind you guys starting in Sevilla Sept 13. If you get a chance to post your experiences a few days into your Camino I would love to hear how you guys are doing especially with regards to the heat.

Buen Camino y muchisimas gracias!

John el americano
 
Hi Gringo John, good to hear from you. Of course I will message you with anything noteworthy. Temperature seems to be on our side, it’s dropped 10 degrees C in the last week, and for our first few days we may even stay below 30!
 
Great first day. Guillena is in fiestas ( would have been good to know when we were in Sevilla ) so the municipale Albergue is closed and the private one is full, but we found a hotel nearby. A rather strange shirtless German man at the private Albergue wasn’t very helpful, he seemed to be shouting at various pilgrims as they arrived. I estimate at least 20 walkers around today. All in all a good day, we left at 8am and arrived at 13:00 just as the heat started to build up
 
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Hi John! Thanks for the info! I'm glad to hear there are more people walking. My last long distance trek in Turkey I only met 4 others. While I don't want the crowded experience of the CF I don't want to be the only one! Thanks again and hope your hike is going well!
 
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