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Call me crazy, but I use both--actually two different apps, plus Gronze.com and I always buy one or two books and usually bring one along, too. I am a Boomer and I like paper, but I work all day on a computer so I am also good with an App or...
Hiking poles would be a great addition.
They are beneficial in keeping one's body upright and taking pressure off the knees etc, etc.
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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.
It looks like you have 4 full weeks, How about biking a segment of the CF (say, from Burgos to Leon or Astorga), which could shave off a few days (versus walking)? That way, you wouldn’t need to skip any part of the CF.
I had no injuries last fall, in spite of getting up from a desk job to walk with zero preparation.
This year, not so lucky. I pulled up lame, on Friday, seems to be tendonitis. I'm camped out in logroño, and finally starting to feel like...
An easy and effective way to build up supportive muscles that can help avoid shin splints (and it can be done while sitting on your duff while watching a movie or while reading the Camino Forum!):
Sit on a chair, feet flat on floor, knees at 90...
It is indeed a wonder how we can push through pain to continue, sometimes increasing the damage. In 2011 while walking the Vía de la Plata I started to have knie pain on day 10 which continued and increased despite anti-inflammatory meds. I...
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