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      The logic argument seems to work in the Pope's favor and what he says is true. The route IS a Catholic Pilgrimage...period. Those that are not Catholic and choose to walk it should be respectful. They don't have to partake in the pilgrim...
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      The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage route. But not everyone who walks is Catholic or even uses bibles in their religion. Some are atheists. Remember that, Pope Francis was specifically, addressing Italian Catholics! What if The Pope had been...
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      The responses above sadden me beyond, well beyond, my ability to respond to what they have written ... Have modern humans gone so far in lack of humility and awareness of other? Is the modern world so lost and ego-centric that people can go on...
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread Tech on the Camino.
      Do what I did. Bring a notebook and pen and write it all down as you go. I took a small compact camera on my first casino but on subsequent pilgrimages the camera was replaced with a smart phone. Took a small action camera but very quickly sent...
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      You dont want to be broadcasting that . Everyone will want to try it. Its actually the stages I had planned for my last camino but due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to finish at Burgos
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread is it safe to walk alone at 18.
      I am way too old to give an answer other than I met a young German girl walking on her own who was escaping the pressure of waiting on exam results that would get her in to university so I guess she was about 18. Met her a couple of times in the...
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread Which footwear in April.
      Wore full leather waterproof boots on 5 caminos and never had a problem with wet from sweat feet. When I was a kid, my mum always insisted on real leather shoes for us as synthetic made the feet sweat. Anything shorter than boots in early April...
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread Which footwear in April.
      I walked that time of year twice over the Napolean route. I wore full leather hiking boots (Scarpa) and believe me I needed them. There will still be drifts of snow and mud where the snow has melted. I watched as others in shoes and trail runners...
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread Waterproof hiking shoes/boots?.
      A Pair of gaiters usually solves that but then, that hole is in all footwear lol
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      tpmchugh replied to the thread Waterproof hiking shoes/boots?.
      Walked 5 times, wore scarpa waterproof boots each time with good hiking socks. Never got wet from sweaty feet and never had any bother with blisters. There are a terrible lot of opinions and myths about boots/shoes, most with no real substance...
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