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Walking The El Camino Tours: Our Tips

Walking The El Camino Tours: Our Tips<br>

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Walking The El Camino Tours: Our Tips

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  2. Take Earplugs One night in an ancient convent with sixty middle-aged and tired out men lying on their backs in bunks within 20 metres of you will teach you this. Earplugs are also good for those times at the refugio when you just want to sit down in silence - for a pilgrimage the Camino can get mighty conversational. Warning: Earplugs may shield you from offending sounds but will not protect your nostrils from any penetrating body vapors.

  3. Remember, It's Not a Race This can be hard to remember, particularly towards the end of the walk when the refugios start to get crowded - most of them work on a 'first walker in gets the bed' policy. It's very easy to exhaust yourself trying to make sure of that bed at the end of the day: one way around this is to suck it up and carry a bedroll.

  4. Ask for Advice One of the most amazing things about the Camino is the people you will meet. Many of them are experienced walkers - in fact scratch anyone and they'll be an expert on something. This was how I found out about a fail-safe protection from blisters - from an old lady I shared a bunk room with on the second night.

  5. Talk, and Listen Conversations on the Camino can last for days. The walking, and the nothing-to-do-but-walk thing, makes for a gentle, rambling, stream-of-conciousness type conversation that's precious and unique. You'll never forget some of these talks. Also, talk to locals as much as possible. They can't speak much English, you can't speak much Spanish, but you generally find they don't mind and it's quite fun conversing with people using the language of charades.

  6. Keep a Journal You'll see many people on the walk jotting down their thoughts in the long afternoons once you've reached the refugio, had your siesta and stretched out in the sun or in front of the fire. The Camino will put you in a place that can be hard to remember later when you rejoin the non-Camino world, so keep a record in any way you can!

  7. Thank You.... Website: https://santiagoways.com/en

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