To be on the safe side, put your backpack in a plastic garbage bag, spray lots of anti-bug spray into it, and seal it tightly. You can at least then take it into your apartment . . .
Yip, met two Ex-collegues last year after my CP. They did the Norte and one of them is a passionate ultra-marathon runner. He suffered almost since the start with different aches and problems on feet, legs and back.
He said that the strains of...
I got that. The OP is, of course, not asking whether he can do it. He asks about "challenges I might be forgetting".
The reason why the regional administration has invested in building such an unusual infrastructure (100s of poles, SOS...
Oh ok I am arriving tomorrow but I am staying in Saint Jean for the night and trekking to Roncesvalles on Wednesday. Hoping to hike my way to San Tiago. Is the accommodation options really going to be that bad? I presumed I would find albergues...
Next time this happens, please use the Alert Cops App and inform them that an elderly gentleman / woman is about to collapse / fall into a ravine / whatever. The Guardia Civil will take care of this person, and probably also of the family (but in...
All of the below is with the disclaimer that I have not (yet) myself walked the VDLP, although I have read accounts from people who have and have seen photos and videos.
1. It is certainly true that the Camino Frances is the archetypical Camino...
Camino Frances I think and with your time freedom you'll probably get to add on the walk to Finisterre Muxia also which would be wonderful seeing as you're travelling so far.
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