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| Übersetzung aus dem Englischen von Karly Mathes. |
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, to John Butt who translated all of the pages into Spanish in under
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The route Waymarking Packing list Equipment notes |
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Waymarking The waymarking along the route is, in general, extremely good. In France, the route from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port is part of the long-distance GR65 footpath, and is marked by the red and white flash of the GR network. There are separate red and white to indicate changes of direction, and a red line crossed with a white one to indicate that you have taken the wrong turning. In Spain, the official mark is the stylised scallop shell on a blue background, which is often placed on the walls of houses well above eye level to indicate the route through villages and towns. In open country, one frequently encounters these signs are often found embedded in small concrete pillars. There are also signboards with this mark at the top, a pedestrian sign in the middle, and a direction arrow at the bottom; these are much used at road crossings. The red and white GR flashes are also found from time to time in Spain. However, the most common mark is a yellow arrow, which may be painted on trees, rocks, kerbstones, storm water gutters etc. Sometimes a yellow stripe is painted on trees as a continuation marker for reassurance. Some other waymarks incorporating the scallop shell can be found in the photographs. Waymarking can never be perfect - logging operations appeared to have removed all the marks at two points on this trip, though it was reasonably obvious which way the path continued. For pictures of many of the different varieties of waymarks, please visit our waymarks page Packing list When I got to Puenta la Reina after 5 days with brilliant sunshine and no rain, I came to the conclusion that I was carrying far too much weight on my back. So I left the items starred below to pick up on the way back. And I found that, with a lighter back, I could walk about .5km/hour faster, and a lot more comfortably. So I drew the conclusion that, for my next section of the Camino, I would be much more rigorous about what I took with me, excluding everything which "might be useful" and especially cutting down on the weight of sweaters and books. The total weight of rucksack and contents on return to England was 11.3 kg (nearly 25 lb) divided as follows: |
| Item | Weight (gr) | Item | Weight (gr) | |
| camera | 384 | talcum, Vaseline, plasters, toothbrush | 356 | |
| space camera and film | 400 | medicines | 16 | |
| mobile telephone | 158 | pillow | 212 | |
| alarm clock | 54 | sleeping bag | 2050 | |
| binoculars, dark glasses | 442 | cagoule (poncho) | 278 | |
| keys | 102 | waterproof trousers | 324 | |
| English money | 74 | stick | 318 | |
| Money belt/passport etc | 36 | thin balaclava and thin gloves | 78 | |
| Union Jack | 28 | water bottle carrier | 42 | |
| Clothes left behind in P las R | 1640 | hat | 208 | |
| thick gloves | 144 | towel | 154 | |
| thick balaclava | 84 | slipper socks | 114 | |
| papers left in P las R | 200 | spare Tshirt, pants, 2 socks | 366 | |
| books left in P las R | 310 | thermal underwear | 195 | |
| 2 spare torches | 136 | sweater | 404 | |
| pocket knife | 56 | dried apricots | 250 | |
| Illuminated magnifying glass | 150 | miscellaneous papers | 980 | |
| 3 tubes of mints | 148 | |||
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