Thought the Valcarlos route was simply stunning. The elevation gain, though, comes on day 2. Anyway you cut it...there's no avoiding the climb to Roncesvalles.
Dear Jo Ann, I would suggest you bring noting but a very light and simple journal. The Camino is about nothingness so the more you bring the more you bring (if you get my meaning). Listen to the silence, listen to the sun rise and the darkness...
I have used both bladders and bottles with drinking tube.
Ensuring adequate hydration is essential, and both methods allow for sufficient water to be carried.
By using a drinking tube, both methods allow for easy water access.
But which one...
Do not give your money to travel agencies: they are killing the Camino spirit.
If you need advices and recommendations, you will find plenty of them here.
Yes the Camino Frances is not complicated and it better done on your own terms and at your own speed. Plenty of great YouTube and internet articles that will cover all you need to know, as well as this forum.
If cost efficiency is of particular...
Thanks so much for all that responded. A lot of great advice. I always planned to spend an extra day in Leon and Pamplona. I might incorporate a total of 6 extra days. It seems prudent to do so. My goal was to arrive in Santiago just before...
How about perfect recollection of a favourite walk ... so you can go into a darkened room and replay - the sights, smells, sounds, feeling ... yes, I know a camera exists, but somehow current tech falls short ... so just insert your memory card...
How about perfect recollection of a favourite walk ... so you can go into a darkened room and replay - the sights, smells, sounds, feeling ... yes, I know a camera exists, but somehow current tech falls short ... so just insert your memory card...
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