If I had to pre-book a substantial portion of the Camino Frances, I simply would not do it. There's lots of ways to visit Europe, experience Europe; I've had the 'If this is Tuesday, it must be Berlin experience'. Never again. I don't want to know what's around the next turn; I don't want to be...
I know the subject of 'walking sticks' has been covered innumerable number of times but I have never seen a certain aspect of these aids discussed: How long to make adjustable poles relative to your height. I just completed the Frances in late May and had several comments that my poles were...
Leave you sleeping bag behind. Take a good quality silk liner and borrow blankets if needed. We just finished the French starting April 12th and never had a problem with being cold. It will save you 2-3 pounds and a LOT of space! Good luck.
Our start day is @ April 12th from SJPdP. I'm trying it with a silk sleeping bag liner and a, hopefully, sympathetic girlfriend! I weighed my sleeping bag; 3#,4oz. Eliminating that from my Deuter 34+ backpack brings my on-the-scale weight down to 12#'s !!!!!!! Buen Camino!!
I'm a little embarrassed to say this because it makes me look CHEAP but I got a note from my doctor declaring the 'sticks' to be a necessary medical device so no charge for baggage. I'm 70, so there's that . . and I did fall down in the last year but it was chasing a tennis ball, and really...
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