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My two favourite parts of the camino were climbing over the Pyrenees and walking up to O'cebreiro . There was no one around, beautiful landscape and the odd cow. At one point, i dropped my pack and danced, free form for 10 minutes for the shear joy of being there, being alone and being...
That Castle was one of the highlights of my walk a couple of years ago.
The castle is being restored and is truly amazing........DON"T miss the library there....... all the books are hand written and beautiful.......... i nearly missed going in as i was so tired from the days walk but the woman...
What a beautiful video. Thank you. i did the same walk 2 years ago at the same time of year and you really captured it. i'm sitting here in tears of joy........yes, grab it and go for it................................ LIFE............ cheers julie
honestly... the whole idea is to be in a different culture... if you want to repeat what's at home, i don't really get the point.
also, a lot of people, myself included, were pleasantly surprised to find that eating loxally i just wasn't hungry.... in australia on a 14 km walk i'm starving
Hi there, i too love walking in the dark.
i found (sept and october) that i had a pattern of getting up at 6am and leaving the alburge by 6.30 am, that it was often quite dark until about quarter to eight. I always had my head torch around my neck and preferred to walk alone and in the complete...
I mostly walked in the low 20s but ond day, through sheer mismanagement and crazy enthusiasm , i walked 43 kms from the little hamlet of Cassanova to the lovely private albergue in Santa Irene.
I left in the morning in moonlight and arrived in moonlight.... but what a great day!!! But then...
sorry Arn " To live for",
i agree it was a great decision to stop there, to catch up with myself, to enjoy not hurrying and to start to adjust to a new way of life and so much more.
for me the walk over the Pyrenees was one of the highlights and so it was good to take my time a savour the...
I don't know how you got it so low.
i used a chux super wipe (large) as a towel to save weight.
My diary (an essential for me) was made of rice type paper to keep the weight down.
i think 2 sets of clothes, one on, one off is the go. I also took a head torch and used it every day... a bit e...
hi there Ellen, i don't have large calves but more like fat ankles and i found i used the toed liner socks called Nijinji and thick thurlo outer socks. I left sjdp on september 7th last year.
The main thing i did to address the problem was i took all my socks ( 3 inners + 3 pairs of outers) to...
Hi there, i took a small tube of super glue, that ended up holding my boot together for the final legs.
I also used tape for blisters to patch my money waist strap and to mark my pole that looked like everyone else's.
But my all time favourite was my Chux super wipe that i used as a towel. So...
i couldn't agree more.
I would recommend that anyone walking the Camino, walk alone... i loved being able to stop when and where i wanted to stop, to be able to bask in the luxury of eating an orange on the side of the path and then having a little nap... no where to be, no time to be there...
hi there jennifer, took off this year on sept 6th, brilliant whether the whole walk, 32 days of, at times heat wave conditions,not one drop of rain!! carried my gortex jacket for nothing, but did use it as a wind break twice.
for me the first 2 days, up and over the Pyrenees were the best two...
hi there brawbiether, honestly i spent so much $$ on boots and socks before i left it was ridiculous, someone at the op shop is walking around in really good boots!! i ended up walking in northface as they had the widest toe box i could find - they were held together with superglue by the end...
hi there Almhath, i use a very strong anti - persperant on my feet.It is made by Dove or Rexona and you can by it in Australia from the chemist shop. It is for people with really bad sweating problems, so it is perfect to reduce sweat on the feet. I would put it on in the evening before bed...
Thanks for the response SabineP about the Lowa Renegades - i am excitedly waiting for them to arrive and will definitely take them to my podiatrist for attention.
As i get older i find there are so many more support people i need on my team!!
bye for now juju
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