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Just finished winther camino frances - thank you

WalkerByChoice

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Camino Francés (2016).
My wife and I just finished our Camino Frances (Sarria to Santiago de Compostela) yesterday (16. december 2016). And what a journey it have been. We met nice and kind people on our way and only met locals that were very kind to us.
BUT - We could not have done it without the help from you guys (and girls) and all the good details this site gives.
So - Thank you all very much !
Oh - And by the way - We are a couple at 47 years of age and had no training beforehand and we got no blisters or injuries :)
 
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Thanks.
At times it got tough but it was worth it.
What a wonderful experience for soulmates to do a Camino together.
We have fallen in love with the Camino and also the spanish cuisine and wines :)
 
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

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And we were lucky with the weather. Just a little rain in two days and cloudy some days but we had several sunny days with 16-17 c which is a lot warmer than we would have expected :)
 
That's awesome. I wonder about walking in colder weather. Were accommodations open and available?
 
My wife and I just finished our Camino Frances (Sarria to Santiago de Compostela) yesterday (16. december 2016). And what a journey it have been. We met nice and kind people on our way and only met locals that were very kind to us.
BUT - We could not have done it without the help from you guys (and girls) and all the good details this site gives.
So - Thank you all very much !
Oh - And by the way - We are a couple at 47 years of age and had no training beforehand and we got no blisters or injuries :)


Well done, we did that stretch in Oct 2016 & had no rain whilst walking apart from a morning shower in Portmarin which cleared as we started. We had no injuries & the weather apart from two foggy mornings was great (keep in mind that at that time of year it's still pitch black at 08:00am).Our biggest bugbear was the amount of graffiti displayed on sign posts etc (if I ever see another line of "Imagine" &/or the name "Julius" I'll scream !!!) Also the amount of discarded apparel etc discarded at Lavacolla on the airport outskirts was a disgrace. We are Aussies from Melbourne in our early 60's, loved the Spanish food & wines, who also did no training. We enjoyed our Camino Walk immensely.
 
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