cbarua
Member
Yes, I agree Kiwi nomad Margaret, our departures are getting closer and closer...mine is 34 days away ....arghhh....can't wait! but also a little anxious as I am concerned about being cold and wet, which Arn said is NOT GOOD.
I walked up and down a BIG hill on Sunday and was absolutely soaked when I got to the top: hair dripping with perspiration and 2 tops, soaked with perspiration, (not the ones I will take which I wore beneath my Gortex rain jacket)....and my glasses were fogged up. The temperature was about 15 degrees C, and the day was misty and a little rainy. Had it been windy, I would have been VERY cold.
I am really happy with my Keen's boots, not a blister in sight and my Pacer poles. However I can't make up my mind whether to take the 2 pockets which attach to my Aarn pack and sit on my front, which means my food, water, camera, etc will be accessible as I walk, I wonder how I will get on with all the straps, and bits, which when taken off and put on the ground look like a tangle of bits and pieces instead of just one solid pack. Has anyone done the Camino with Aarn pack and pockets? I must admit, I didn't mind the pockets walking up the hill, it's just the 'sprawl' of gear on the floor when I take the pack off!
Also, if say I decide that the Gortex jacket does not breathe for me, is it possible to purchase an Altus poncho in Roncevalles, or in Pamplona, or even in Biarritz or St Jean PP?
Clarisa Peregrina
I walked up and down a BIG hill on Sunday and was absolutely soaked when I got to the top: hair dripping with perspiration and 2 tops, soaked with perspiration, (not the ones I will take which I wore beneath my Gortex rain jacket)....and my glasses were fogged up. The temperature was about 15 degrees C, and the day was misty and a little rainy. Had it been windy, I would have been VERY cold.
I am really happy with my Keen's boots, not a blister in sight and my Pacer poles. However I can't make up my mind whether to take the 2 pockets which attach to my Aarn pack and sit on my front, which means my food, water, camera, etc will be accessible as I walk, I wonder how I will get on with all the straps, and bits, which when taken off and put on the ground look like a tangle of bits and pieces instead of just one solid pack. Has anyone done the Camino with Aarn pack and pockets? I must admit, I didn't mind the pockets walking up the hill, it's just the 'sprawl' of gear on the floor when I take the pack off!
Also, if say I decide that the Gortex jacket does not breathe for me, is it possible to purchase an Altus poncho in Roncevalles, or in Pamplona, or even in Biarritz or St Jean PP?
Clarisa Peregrina