[Gocamino] Re: not a wilderness

[Robert Spenger]

Yes, you can buy just about anything that you can afford in Spain, but 
not necessarily when you need it. It's no big problem in the cities, 
but the hamlets are a different story. Not that it is really any 
different from the U.S. If a walker got as far as the metropolis of Big 
Pine (pop. 1530), where I live, and found that something needed 
replacement, he/she might be able to find it here, but not likely. 
Instead, the walker would have the option of walking 15 miles to the 
megapolis of Bishop (inner city pop. 3500, suburbs another 3500) or of 
waiting for the once a week day bus to go to the city. No, it is not a 
wilderness either. The wilderness is 10 to 15 miles to the east and 
some walkers on the Pacific Crest/John Muir trail that run out of food 
have to hike on out to one of the string of villages in the valley to 
get that.

regards,

Bob S.

On Apr 27, 2005, at 5:30 PM, James Eyskens wrote:

Re packs, don't forget the Camino is not a wilderness hike-you can buy
anything you need; clothes, packs, boots shaving kit, when you need
them.