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A young Korean girl lost her ear buds between SJPDP and Orisson and was really sad about it.
So whoever might have found them, she will be staying in Roncesvalles tonight and I am shure she would be very happy to get them back.
Just let me...
I started two Caminos on May 13th exactly in St.Jean. Was great both times. Mixed weather, plenty of people, plenty of doomsday talk of not getting beds. But would do it again. Maybe get reservations for Roncesvalles and Zubiri.
Even if you do not wild camp, there are ~ 20 official campsites on the Francés or within reachable distance from it.
They're reasonably priced (~ same as albergues) and offer hot showers, sometimes a restaurant/ bar on site or even a good...
You can camp wild camp in Spain as thousands of people doing the GR10 do, I've also seen people wild camp on the Camino Frances. Spain is an autonomous country with each region with its own laws.
I would really invest in a lighter backpack, even standard models weigh under 2 kgs so that is a big gain straight away. As for total weight, 15kgs is doable - last year we walked a 1000 km through trail in Western Australia averaging 19 kms a...
OK then, with 1 litre of water your pack will be 12kg.
This is certainly doable. I did that (but I carried too much) and it was "less enjoyable" than if I had under 10kg and under 8 kg would have been better.
Usual advice applies - start slow...
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