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I think that this is not a very charitable response. There is more than weather that goes into determining what is needed. And many people, either unfamiliar with long walks or familiar with different kinds of long walks, do not know at the outset what they will need. That's why they come to...
I've stayed at two donativos that provided that kind of hospitality. One was Casa da Fernanda on the Portugues. They were welcoming people to their home and providing the hospitality that came naturally to them. I don't think they were making much of a profit. In fact, I think that their losses...
That's a change from last year. Last year, there were 5 people who were supposed to have the key. But the people who were available didn't currently have it, and the people who presumably had it weren't available (at least, for a good 4 hours or so). This new system was presumably afterwards put...
Trecile's advice about giving yourself more time than you think you will need is my #1 piece of advice for all first time pilgrims. Planning within your limits is good, but if you are just nervous about emergencies, you can take the AlertCops app on your phone. That will enable you to easily...
The source I have found for this anecdote, and that Father Elias was responsible for introducing the yellow arrows is Laurie Dennett, who I believe knew Father Elias personally and has a fair background in the modern revival of the Camino. Do you have reason to doubt her?
When I came at the beginning of the month we had one checked backpack and one carry on backpack (with stuff distributed for the flight in case the checked bag went missing). I was a bit worried about making our bus to Leon, which left a couple of hours after our plane landed. But I guess I got...
Or, you could just buy them on the way (see post #2 above). This is one of the ways the culture of the Camino tends to differ from the culture of the major American thru-hiking trails. A lot less shipping ahead packages of the things you will need to pick uo en route and a lot more buying things...
The challenge being that most of the Camino is on roads or paths that are multipurpose unlike, I expect, the PCT. Where there are bits between villages that are not multipurpose, setting up checkpoints would just incentivize pilgrims without permits to find a different way between village A and...
I think one of the concerns with Goretex is that sweat often seems to occur as water droplets rather than water vapor. As such, it cannot get through the small openings in Goretex sized to let through water vapor and not water droplets. That leaves plenty of water inside to ensure that one is as...
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