The right side, is how I saw the official waymarks. I was not even aware of the left side, until I figured it out by seeing other walkers (not pilgrims) walking on it. And indeed, you can get closer to the Muiños on the right side. This is...
This is not a strange idea so whether anyone else has done it or not doesn't seem to matter to me. You're not suggesting anything weird like walking backwards or carrying a rice cooker or going by donkey. Walk a camino and then walk another one...
Whatever you decide, try not to miss the Espiritual Variant, which I don't consider zigzagging. The walk into amazing little Combarro, and visiting Amenteira's monastery, along with the awesome hour long boat ride to Padron were all special and...
OK, we are going to “go there”. The best base layer (IMO) for both cold and heat is…fishnets.
Yup. Creates a dead air layer that captures heat, or insulated from heat.
The only drawback is that you look like you’re an extra in The Rocky Horror...
There’s not much in it either way and it partially depends on which connection you can most easily get from your start point.
I’m more puzzled with the fixation with starting in St Jean; a fair number of Spaniards would consider Roncesvalles as...
I completely agree, jpcnd78!
If I were to walk the Spiritual Variant again, I would stop in Combarro, then stay for 2 nights at the monastery in Armenteira, and then do the beautiful walk out of Armenteira.
- N 🙏🏻
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