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    Help: 6 weeks to go

    Blisters are caused by ‘shear’between the skin layers so a couple of layers of socks can really help by moving the ‘shear’ to between the socks. I highly recommend injinji synthetic liner toe socks. They have ‘coolmax’ which wicks away moisture from the feet. Pair them with a wool mix hiking...
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    Showers

    Though from what I’ve read, research doesn’t back the ‘showers cause blisters’ belief at all. And correlation (I had a shower in the morning and I got a blister so it must be due to the shower…) isn’t the same as causation (I tripped and hit my arm so got a cut)!
  3. J

    Pack too heavy

    The Correos website says the Paq Perigrino can be held at the Post Office for up to 45 days. https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/es/envio-maletas The Correos website says the the Post Office in Santiago de C. is open every day - Monday to Sunday - from 1 March to 30 November (even though others...
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    Pack too heavy

    Would be cheapest to send and hold within Spain. I posted some things - via Post Office -on the French Camino last year - they even provided packaging - and it was kept it for me at the main PO near the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. There were stacks of pilgrim suitcases being kept...
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    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    If I get a blister in the middle of a 200km back country hike I know that Compeed will make it possible to continue the walk because they immediately cushion the pain from a blister. It’s the main reason I always carry them - for days when the only option is to keep walking… (I’ve read that...
  6. J

    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    Why exactly did they ‘hate it with a passion’? With such a strong reaction, I expect they gave you a reason. And had your son actually used it?
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    Any risk of walking without insoles?

    I really like the ideas others have suggested: cutting the end off the inner soles, relacing, so the lacing starts higher up the shoe, or cutting a slit or hole in the shoe to decrease the pressure. There isn’t anything wrong with removing the inner soles - the footbed won’t be as soft, but...
  8. J

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    Can you paste a link for the webcam? I couldn’t find a working link with an online search.
  9. J

    The Camino will provide?

    I don’t like the phrase the Camino provides - sounds akin to ‘magic happens’ stickers on car windscreens! Or ‘unicorns are real!’. However, the original post seems like quite an over reaction to a non-issue - particularly given the examples the OP gives. OP - did these situations actually...
  10. J

    Social anxiety on the camimo

    Yes, that was my experience with dinners too in 2023. And I don’t even have social anxiety! I think it was largely because I’m quite a fast walker so I didn’t stick with people I met initially or on the way. Also, early on, I changed my SIM card/phone number. I also was never sure where...
  11. J

    Lost & Found Backpack stolen from albergue in León

    Does your wife have travel insurance? Perhaps, instead of returning home, she can buy new gear and continue onward once she has a few days to recover. Especially since it sounds like everything (except the plushie) is replaceable.
  12. J

    Guardia Civil returning lost passports to owners

    The first thing in case of a lost or stolen passport would be to look up the advice on your government’s website. I don’t know what your country requires, but if a New Zealand passport is lost or stolen, it can be reported online and an application for a replacement can also be made online...
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    Holed Up With a Nasty Cold

    Last year I got really sick (from another very sick pilgrim coughing all night long) and had to take a taxi to Burgos, where I rented a small apartment for a few days to recover. I bought amazingly strong ginger tea bags from the supermarket - basically just dried ginger - and made ginger &...
  14. J

    Alert Theft at Roncesvalles

    The albergue at Roncevalles has lockable lockers with keys!
  15. J

    Small juicer, vegetarians and heating element?

    They are silicone, so should handle a heating element just fine as long as it’s in water.
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