Ive walked five Caminos in all, the last three the Via Del Plata. There were a couple of places where there was no food available, ( usually arriving after hours or on a Sunday) , but overall I never found the availability of food an issue. I...
Interestingly when looking on Santiagos statistics only 15.369 pilgrims that started in SJPDP claimed a compostela this year. Assuming it takes 1 month to walk (like, 1 month worth of pilgrims is still on the road, so i compare to the Jan-May...
I've never lost a significant amount of weight on a Spanish Camino but I did lose over 400g 200g per day walking from Canterbury to Rome. So many different factors involved: distance per day, weight of pack, availability and affordability of...
I'm sorry, I can't help you with the question of where you can find public scales.
But, what I did when I didn't have access to one for a long time: I took a tape measure with me. It's light and small, so it's no problem to take one with you...
Firstly, I know the topic thread title is from the book and now movie The Way, My Way by Bill Bennett. (And if you haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it). But I thought it was appropriate for to use it for my first post. The first on my...
Just found this site while reading up about the via Podensis.
Brand new 1st timer, hitting El Camino in September - meeting my French cousins there - not sure how much fitter/faster they are than me... so I've starting training! Very excited to...
I enjoyed following your walk on the Invierno, Nick, as I do every time you start a new "Live on the Camino" thread.
Your gorgeous final picture of the cathedral in Santiago with its intense blue sky is the perfect ending for you and Wendy...
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