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    Perhaps a Hidden Motivation for Walking the Camino

    I've walked most of the French Camino twice and some of an aborted Portuguese Camino earlier this year. I'm considering a walk next Spring and getting some pushback from friends and relatives. My previous walks were with my partner, this upcoming adventure would be a solo walk. I'm hearing...
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    How many days off did you take on the CF?

    My partner and I have walked on the CF twice. We walked 42 days the first time and 45 the second time. We are in our mid-70's. Neither time did we really come close to completing the walk, walking 220 and 360 miles respectively. Illness, (5 nights in Pamplona on the 2nd attempt, as an example)...
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    Trekking poles

    Re: transporting your poles on the plane as part of carry on. Have your doctor provide you with a note saying that the poles are necessary for proper balance. It doesn't have to be complicated. My note says simply 'to whom it may concern' and is printed on the clinic's stationary. Have I ever...
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    (29M USA) Achilles problem - how serious is it and medical care

    One consideration is that you apparently are not injured RIGHT now, at least injured enough to invoke an insurance claim and you also have a doctor's recommendation that you NOT continue walking. What happens if you continue with your "crushing it" experience and end up 'crushing it'? Will...
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    Abandoned elderly pilgrims

    There were other younger people in the room with him. We found out that he did indeed ask others to switch. I guess no one was willing
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    Abandoned elderly pilgrims

    We walked for a couple of day with an elderly gentleman, Peter, a German out of Hamburg. He was 86. I would say his abilities were marginal. One night he was in a top bunk in a different room from us and fell out! He was embarrassed but unhurt. He was a slow but steady Pilgrim. We were on the...
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    Sleeping bag OR just a liner??

    Definitely a silk liner only. If you have both prior to your journey and know their respective weights, put them next to each other and consider both the weight and SIZES of each. A 2 pound sleeping bag is a lot of weight and it represents a considerable amount of volume in your bag. Eliminating...
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    Poll Sleep system: Sleeping bag, liner, etc?

    Definitely a silk liner only. If you have both prior to your journey and know their respective weights, put them next to each other and consider both the weight and SIZES of each. A 2 pound sleeping bag is a lot of weight and it represents a considerable amount of volume in your bag...
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    In praise of Google flights

    Also, re: Google Flights, you can track a flight plan and receive periodic updates about pricing. We did this with a round trip proposed flight Portland, Oregon to Lisbon, Portugal earlier this year. Prices started out @ $700 round trip, went up to $850 and then dropped all the way down to $489...
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    Plenty of poles to purchase in SJPP next week??

    Ask your physician for a note that explains the necessity of having them. Show this to the TSA agent and you're in!!!! : ).
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    Will the Protest Against Tourists in Barcelona Come to Santiago?

    Right now it costs about $24 to spend 7 nights in Barcelona; a hotel/BnB/AirBnB tax of about $3.50 per night. It is simply not an amount that will discourage tourism. The solution is a drastic increase in that tax that is calibrated for the type of room provided; a higher nightly tax for a...
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    Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today

    You, knowing this is a difficult stretch, are now armed with an important bit of info. Walk this and give yourself ample time and focus with each step. Walking sticks are a must for slowing your descent on the downhill portion of this walk into Zubiri. In my comment above, I guess I am more...
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    Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today

    I was on this path in '22; my partner was about 2 hours behind me. It was warm and dry but even so, a nightmare. about half way through it I texted my partner and said 'do NOT come up this path . . . take a taxi, walk on the highway'. I would go this way again, I WILL go this way again, but...
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    Injury - in Oviedo now

    My partner, on March 28th, had a fall in Tui, Spain, thought she had an ankle sprain, went to a public hospital in Pontevedra and was diagnosed with a complicated fracture. It was a public hospital, long 4 hours wait in emergency, full consult, X-rays, realignment, cast. We later at home got a...
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    Unsolicited Camino Prep Ideas

    If I had to pre-book a substantial portion of the Camino Frances, I simply would not do it. There's lots of ways to visit Europe, experience Europe; I've had the 'If this is Tuesday, it must be Berlin experience'. Never again. I don't want to know what's around the next turn; I don't want to be...
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    Cammino Retico

    Thanks! I will enjoy reading this!!
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    Cammino Retico

    Another short 'Camino' developed in recent years is the 'Magna Via Francigena' 186 Km, @ 9 stages between Palermo and Agrigento. I want to do this...
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    Mid-April to mid-May Camino Francés, my experiences, insights, mistakes and lessons

    I'm reluctant to pre book anything. I'm starting to think that a nice, 2-person, ultralight tent might be a good investment. 400 bucks, 2 pounds. Lot's of nooks and crannies to spend a low-impact night on the Frances.
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    Travel Insurance for Americans

    We've not had a formal travel insurance policy for our Caminos. Instead we've relied upon a good travel credit card and some benefits from our supplemental Medicare policy. Chase Sapphire Card provides the following: 2,500 in direct medical care, 100,000 in emergency evacuation and...
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    The Camino will provide?

    I gotta say, this is a very non-spiritual response to the question but . . . . accurate!!

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