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I don’t know about other poles with angled, ergonomic grips, but my pacer poles are wonderful. I have carpal tunnel issues and used them nearly every step of my camino with no issues. You don’t have to grip those handles at all. Adjust the straps properly and the side of your palms take the...
Today is my first day home from camino Frances. I sought to stay in smaller towns and villages, off stage from any guide I’d seen. I also sought parochial and municipal albergues (I didn’t walk the Sarria to Santiago section though). I never slept outside and didn’t book at all, except in...
I’m sorry you had that experience. I’m on the camino now, using the Orange e-sim that I bought in an Orange store in Pamplona. The staff was wonderful and set it up for me, even taking a pic of my PIN code so I’d have it handy. It was 20€ for 28 days. In León, I stopped at another Orange store...
Hola Marska. Thanks for the heads-up about the national holiday. I’ll be two days from flying out of SdC on the 12th and have no idea where I’ll be then— my injured ankle and slow pace will decide that for me. I’m on the meseta right now, and have yet to book anything. Twice I have been turned...
Everyone has different comfort levels, pilgrim. Do what frees your mind. I am also in Burgos tonight, and the small albergue that doesn’t take reservations is only half full. I’ve not booked a single stay and have so far had a bed every night. I am more comfortable walking until I decide I’m...
I always hike, work, and play with a buff around my wrist, so I naturally brought on on my first camino. Aside from its #1 intended purpose (wiping the sweat from my face), it’s been essential for me so many times. It’s a hand towel, because so may bars and albergues don’t have paper towels or...
Hi Becky! (From the recent lettuce and mushroom washer and pilgrim at your albergue.) So are you saying that if I stop to heal my ankle for a couple of days, I won’t have to traipse all over and hear “no room at the inn”? Well, to be honest, if I just keep my normal slow pace, the wave should...
You’re more sturdy than me, pilgrim. I just did the 5k from Puente la Reina to Mañeru and enjoyed visiting with the stream of wet pilgrims at the bar at Hostel el Cantero until the hostel opened. There is a jolly bunch here, and it’s a lovely place to stay cozy while the weather rages...
I gave up on finding the perfect pants and shorts and got myself a LightHeart Gear hiking dress— the one with no pockets. I’ve been wearing my belt bag (new name for fanny pack) with another similar sized bag slid on over the belt. I love the dress! Now I’m thinking of getting another and just...
Whatever dries ya! I won’t start my first Camino until August, but have been living as a nomad on wheels for several years and don’t own a single real towel. I rinse and wring the cloth I washed with and “dry” with that first, wringing it out once or twice more in the process. Then I finish with...
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