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    • JerryStroebele
      To bypass the Mozarabe closures Bus from Malaga bus station to Antequera https://siu.ctmam.ctan.es/en/movil/horarios_lineas_tabla.php?linea=177 Renfe also provide a service from Malaga to Antequera.
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      Announcement from AsociacionJacobeaDeMalaga Facebook (21/11/2024): https://www.facebook.com/AsociacionJacobeaDeMalaga/?locale=es_LA https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Aek6Y96hE/ Dear members and friends of Camino: We would like to inform you...
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      JerryStroebele reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Backpack size with Like Like.
      Jerry, if it makes you feel any better my carried weight is much the same as yours in the shoulder seasons - as I mentioned above my base weight increases to 7.5 kilos, and I tend to carry much the same as your good self in terms of consumables...
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      JerryStroebele replied to the thread Backpack size.
      Well, good to hear that because I just can't get down to these wonderfully low weights discussed above. I always leave in the morning (or try to if a mercado is open when I have recovered from walking the day before) with an orange or apple, a...
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      JerryStroebele reacted to Paul-CH's post in the thread Backpack size with Like Like.
      Sounds very light. Does this include Food and Water? On my first Camino from Konstanz to Porto 3000km I did used a Mammut Lithium Speed 15l about 6kg including water. To have a little more room I bought a Mammut Lithium Speed 20l and carry the...
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      Hi there! We are Thijs and Gepke, 2 pilgrims from the Netherlands. Since october we are running Albergue El Texu in La Espina on the Camino Primitivo. We offer community dinner and breakfast and can acoomodate 18 pilgrims over 3 dorms and 1...
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      JerryStroebele reacted to SusanWW's post in the thread Travel to St Jean Pied de Port with Like Like.
      I like to fly into Madrid, stay overnight in the city center near Puerta del Sol, then take a morning train to Pamplona and catch the ALSA bus at noon from Pamplona to St.Jean-Pied-de-Port. The time in Madrid allows me to enjoy the city, get some...
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      I bought, used and threw out at least 4 backpacks before finally going to a proper hiking store and buying a proper backpack. Fully adjustable, fantastic design, 65 litres. But I had to pay for it, and by golly I’m glad I did. It makes all the...
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      JerryStroebele replied to the thread Backpack size.
      Trecile the Flash Air 50 worked well for me. It is a keeper. Nice ventilation for my back. Very comfortable up to about 16 lbs Ok above that. I added Zpack pouches to each shoulder strap. One for a small water bottle and one for my iPhone...
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      JerryStroebele replied to the thread Backpack size.
      I walked the Camino Frances again this October, this time with my niece Heather. Based on my recommendations and trying on packs she used an Eja 38. But I moved up from my Nero 38 to the new REI Flash Air 50, without adding much more pack...
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