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Must have been July 27th if I posted it on the 28th.

@ it didn’t look too crowded.

@@GavinMcMahon-g6p Even though he doesn't care about the compostela, he Will need to have a Pilgrim credential anyway to stay in the Pilgrim facilities. So they will stamp him each night and if he just gets a stamp at whatever cafe you eat at, he can get the certificate. Not sure what his condition is, but if he can even walk a short distance he could make his way to the first cafe and take a taxi from there so he feels like he's part of the walk. Lots of people do it that way.

@@blessedarmadillo8257 I would guess that the idea behind getting the stamps is not only to show that you walked, but the overall benefit to the Spanish economy is that you get the stamps when you purchase something at the bar or cafe where you get the stamp from. Some cafes are strict about it. I know the orrison usually keeps the stamp behind the counter so they can make you buy something. I'm very opposed to this mentality. It's too transactional and deviates from the idea that the Spanish people along the way are helping you on your pilgrimage. It's a stamp! It cost them nothing to just put it out and let people do it themselves. It's like those restaurants that require you to buy something or you can't use their bathroom. It's not really in the spirit of the Camino. Since you only need to walk 100 km to get the compostela, it's pretty easy to get those stamps over a 5-day period. So I think it's very unlikely that anyone would show up with less than 10 total stamps. If you did, I would wonder why you even want the compostela. But there is a certificate you can get where it shows your distance. So I think if you start an SJPDP and you want your certificate to show you did that many kilometers, they might give you a little pushback if you only had a few stamps. At the very least you should have 35 because every albergue gives you a stamp when you check in. But I really don't think the volunteer behind the counter is going to give you much trouble if you sort of insist politely. Do they really want that kind of trouble from their volunteer position? The easy way around this is to just follow the rules. It's not hard. Stop at a cafe during the day and get a stamp while you have lunch. You get a stamp automatically when you check in at the albergue each night. That's two. I sometimes miss a few days because I'm too lazy to pull the credential out. So I just make up for it one day, getting three or four stamps in a single day, one at each cafe I stop at. As long as your credential is full and maybe overflowing to the back side, you won't have any trouble.

@@neilharrison9176 not sure, other than the horse is a more traditional means of transport perhaps? Certainly a horse takes more effort and it's more of a partnership than an e-bike. Honestly, I think there's far too much focus on the compostela. You'll understand once you complete the journey. You'll realize that it's just a piece of paper and is not really the point. You can show your friends back home and they may be impressed. But they will have no comprehension what you have endured. Believe me... When you get home people will ask you questions like, " was it hard walking that far? " And you'll find it difficult to answer because the question seems so off the mark. It would be like spending 4 years in college and feeling that accomplishment and someone asks, was it hard memorizing things? The commitment and accomplishment and personal enlightenment you feel at the end has very little to do with simply taking a long walk. But if the certificate is that important, remember these are volunteers sitting behind the counter. I doubt they really want to get into an argument over a piece of paper if you insist. But just remember they are volunteers and the spirit of the Camino is not about fighting over a piece of paper. It's about personal growth and as you cross the finish line if you're arguing over something so silly, you might need to go do the Camino again to see what you missed. The first Camino is spent racing through trying to get to the finish, and then the closer you get the more you try to slow it down to prevent it from being over. If you go back a second time, you will take it more slowly and appreciate where you are at each moment. And at the end you will be less concerned with the certificate. You'll go get it, but you'll probably not stand in line for it.

@@jq2639 The biggest problem on the Camino is blisters, so I generally recommend a nice soft running shoe. You could also go with trail runners, but most of the terrain is relatively flat and does not require the tread on hiking shoes. Running shoes have less resistance, so they are a bit easier to walk in on flat road. I don't worry too much about the rain. You can go two ways with it. You can wear shoes that are water resistant, but they don't breathe quite as well. I prefer to go with a lightweight running shoe so that if they do get wet they dry more quickly. And I don't really care if my feet are wet. It's an adventure and not a problem for me. You see more people wearing running shoes every year, particularly ones that are designed more for walking. They have more of a rocker design that makes it less effort. You see a lot of hokas and Brooks running shoes. But I like these Brooks Ghost Max shoes.

@ Thank you for the thoughtful information.

@@jq2639 The clips I took were from the month of May. Hard to pin down a month because the weather changes drastically from day to day. If you're going in April, about half the days will be cold and wet. Or maybe they won't. Who knows? In May you start to get some warmer days, like up in the '70s and possibly '80s. Then the next day maybe 35° and windy with a bit of rain. If you go through my videos I discuss this in great detail. Just remember, you can always buy things there. But once you have it in your pack you're sort of stuck with it. It's hard to get rid of things once you have them. You either stuff them in a donation bin or pay to ship them somewhere. Or you have to carry them, but an extra 5 lb can take your backpack from being quite comfortable to being annoyingly heavy after a couple hundred miles. My rule of thumb is: two walking outfits, which for me are running shorts and my hoodie shirt. And I bring two because one will be hanging on the line everyday after walking. I use the second one to sleep in and walk the next day so I get a good rotation and everything is always clean. Then I have one outfit for cold weather, which is a pair of pants that can go over the shorts, a warm layer like a fleece jacket or down and then a rain proof / windproof layer over that. And then I have usually a couple of thin moisture wicking T-shirts which helps when you take your pack off and your back is sweaty. It helps with that cold uncomfortable feeling if you have a t-shirt under your shirt. That's pretty much it other than things like sandals to walk around in the evening so your feet can breathe and recover. On my packing list I have just about every item you could possibly need, but I don't bring all of those things. I stick with just the bare minimum, but I put everything on there so that people can use it as a checklist and everyone can bring as much as they need. There are plenty of stores in Spain. The major cities like Pamplona, burgos, Leon generally have a decathlon sporting goods store or a Corte Ingles where you can always buy what you need. And the smaller towns usually have some sort of an outfitting shop. Pack light, lighter than you think you can do, and make adjustments when you get there if you need to.

@@davex5424 No, my phone has the time and on the Camino I try not to look at the time. It doesn't really matter. I keep my phone on airplane mode to preserve the battery and mostly just use it to take pictures and video.

The shorts I wear are like a swimsuit with an elastic waistband. They have a liner so no need to wear anything under them. The pants I bring are usually lightweight track pants, also elastic waste, or lightweight hiking pants that have a built-in belt / strap. So other than that I don't bring a belt. All of those little things add up and it's hard to decide which to leave out when you start allowing one or two. When I go to Asia, sometimes I'll bring a belt because I'm not walking everyday. The one I bring is this one I got on Amazon. They have some really cool patterns and there's no metal so it goes through airport security without having to remove it. amzn.to/40HDrpC You can download my packing list. It has pretty much every item you would consider bringing on the Camino, along with links to all the websites and apps I use. I don't bring everything on the list. I travel light so I just bring the basics. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11gY93VPuCbsrOJ87BRFGfcUC5u0ANVMuhufS8emkhMw/edit?usp=drivesdk

I don't use any poles at all. That may change in the future if my knees don't hold up. Most of the walking on the Camino Frances is flat, so no need for poles. Airlines are getting a bit strict about things like that, so you might consider just getting some in France when you get there. I try to limit what I'm carrying and polls get in the way of my filming. My pack generally weighs less than 10 lb, so there's not an issue for me with stability. I think my last Camino the pack weighed only seven or eight pounds because it was summer and didn't need any warm jacket or anything. People use walking sticks, but I've noticed that after the first couple of days they're just sort of dragging them or they attach them to their pack.

I'm going in October this year. What was the weather like for you?

@ I took one long sleeve shirt and wore it over my tech running shirt. I had a Patagonia rain jacket and I bought a puffy jacket in St Jean for €10. I pretty much used all my gear every day. Jacket on. Jacket off. Jacket on. Jacket off. All day. Cool mornings. Cloudy skies. No rain. No Spain. I start some days in long pants and zipped off the legs after I got warmed up. Toward the end I kept my pants on and used the long sleeve shirt all day. Temps started in the 40’s and could rise to high 60’s or low 70’s. I don’t like the cold so wore my puffy jacket nearly every evening but not on the trail.

@DunRovinRanch-1969 Thank you. That was a very helpful response! I've been watching yt videos trying to get all the info I can.

@ I also took a light weight sleeping bag. It was about 1/3 of my volume. I would not take it again. There were blankets available in all but one hostel.

@@mainerdmoose9242 most of the countries I visited have the same policy. But I've only ever been checked once. I think it was one of the southeast Asia countries, maybe going from Thailand to Cambodia? I ended up taking a screenshot of a flight, but not actually purchasing it. They asked for the info and I told them I was having trouble getting it to pull up because my phone wasn't working well in the airport. So I stepped out of line for a few minutes and went on Google flights and took a screenshot of a flight to the next neighboring country. They just need to input a flight number or some kind of information. But I got the feeling that they didn't really care. As long as you don't look like a person who's going to stay there and become a problem. If they do end up requiring an actual ticket, personally, I don't want to purchase an expensive ticket home when I don't know exactly what date I will be returning. So I would purchase the cheapest ticket out of that country or zone, which is usually like 50 bucks. For instance in Europe you could show them a flight to London and that would suffice. That flight might be $30. No one is going to chase you down if you change it.

@@TheCaminoGuide Thnx for the quick response. Retired HS math teacher here. Very much wld want open-ended air travel b/c not sure of my pace or if I get setback needing rest days, injury recovery, etc. Or better, spending more time in a village/side trip, such as Sad Hill Cemetery where final scene of Eastwood's Good-Bad &The Ugly shootout was filmed! Keep cranking your good stuff. Regards.

I've looked into grinding my own flower but it's kind of expensive getting the grain shipped to me.

The only Borda I see is sort of NW of Zubiri, but I don't think this is really on the Camino path to Pamplona. The "fork" at the top of the mountain before you get to Roncesvalles is marked on Google Maps as Lepoeder Viewpoint. You can look through the photos and see what the road down looks like: maps.app.goo.gl/gC7JUt8cEMDjbHgm8

@@foreignfilmfan Don't worry. It can seem intimidating, but trust me... You could get off the plane with nothing but the clothes on your back and you would be just fine. It's one big family on the Camino and everyone takes care of everyone else. Pack light. It's pretty warm in July and August. Shorts and t-shirt weather.

@@mattnorris241 Not round trip. I just fly one way because I never know when I'm coming back And usually I will continue my travels after the walk. So just one way from LAX, which is a major international hub so the prices are often low. There are several airports around the country that have inexpensive flights to Europe. You can fly through New York and I think it's something like $130 normally to fly to Paris or London from New York. I can usually find a $300 direct flight to Tokyo from LAX as well if I'm going to Asia. Just go on Google flights and search by Europe region. I did a video on this a while back. If you just put in Europe as the destination it will give pricing for many of the major airports.

I heard one way not round trip. Also, it was to London where he would have to buy another ticket to Spain.