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Landowners and farmers are for the most part, simply fed up with day trippers thrashing their lands: leaving gates open, lighting fires, leaving rubbish and broken bottles, shitting up the place etc. Some are reasonable and try to make...
Well…… about $400 usd in socks and liners later and about 160 miles. I live in California near the Sierra mountains so we have some good trails and heat-
I wanted to find my perfect combination for no blisters. I am an older dude who is on...
Hey Bernadette. Easy to second guess ourselves as our Caminos get closer and closer. A very natural part of the preparation process.
@Peterexpatkiwi identifies the many parameters that determine sleeping comfort. More than likely, several can be...
Bernadette, hundreds of people have asked variants of exactly the same question, as a quick search will show.
Basically, the answer is probably not, but :
1/ Do you normally sleep hot or cold
2/ are you comfortable sleeping in your clothes if...
I admit, I was ill-prepared to hike the Napoleon last year. This is from my blog entry for that day:
". . . Somewhere near the summit of the pass it began feeling very Everest-like. I didn’t take pictures because it was freezing by that point...
An article today on a local news website noting that the municipal albergue in Najera is likely to remain closed until the end of the month while renovation work is done. Particularly on showers and the kitchen. A temporary albergue with floor...
Day 4: Los Arcos to Viana
It was forecast to be 27C today, and I had planned to make an early start to avoid the heat. Life had other plans, and some calls home had to be made. On the trail by 0730 nonetheless.
It was another very scenic walk...
You haven't provided much information and that makes it very difficult to figure out what your problems might be.
A WhatsApp call may go unanswered for many reasons including you calling at a time when the person receiving your call is asleep...
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