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    Spain has tea. You can rest assured that every café and restaurant will have atleast black tea, chamomile, mint tea, mostly green tea. Other tea’s and infusion are less common. If you want black tea with milk ask for “te negro con leche a...
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    Ok, disclaimer, I'm no expert let alone a medical professional. Consider consulting one. I concentrated on my legs and reducing my waistline. Firstly, I walked more than you - my daily walks were similar but after a few weeks I would do 8 to...
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    Sacha reacted to Jensjaunt's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Buen Camino! Buen Camino!.
    I can relate to the surgeries but good for you (and me) and others - for doing it. And walking in a way that works for us. This time around I am doing a slow Camino Portuguese. When I walked the Frances in the fall the downhills and over 20km...
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    Sacha reacted to Jensjaunt's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    Looks like a wonderful journey! I look forward to hearing your thought afterward! Safe travels!
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    Sacha reacted to BRSmith13's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Like Like.
    We have decided we are too old to 1) have shared bathrooms and showers 2)listen to others snore - or not get a good nights sleep and 3) most albergues don’t allow bag/packpack transport - and due to health issues that would be a non-starter for...
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    Sacha reacted to Janade's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    This made me laugh when I read it! I am a mother (62) who has done a few different Caminos and my daughter (42) has agreed to walk from Porto with me this fall…but only if we stay in places where we can have private rooms. I tried to explain the...
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    Strava is a good one. I use for all my hikes at home and used it on the Camino too. It has a low draw on the phone battery and automatically pauses when you stop. Tracks distance, elevation, average pace, time, etc.
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    Sacha reacted to NancyZ's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    Thank you for sharing. Buen camino 🥾
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    Hi BRSmith! It definitely gives peace of mind. And its a lot of fun planning! We will take the boat from Vilanova de Arousa at 8am and walk all the way to Santiago that day. Its about 27 km. Uphill 😅 It will be the most challenging day of our...
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    Sacha reacted to BRSmith13's post in the thread My upcoming planned Camino Portuguese with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    Good for you! I don’t understand where you are staying between Padrón and Santiago. We are doing similar - flying into Porto then train to Vigo where we are starting. Our limitations were to keep daily walking to 10-15 km; shorter day after a...

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