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I used "Icebreakers" and other wool clothing on the Camino and found them perfect for active wear. The only drawback is that they are expensive and after the Camino you need to store them between uses in some type of container because moths love wool!! (Who knew?)
My wife and I just finished our Camino. While we were at A Parada Das Bestas near Palas De Rei I caught the Lana Del Rey version of "Once Upon A Dream." It instantly became our Camino song: "I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream...." Aside from the music, this video reminds me of...
My wife and I are on the Camino at the moment and we also started from California. (We just hiked into Portomarin.) One of the things I realized too late was that I could have booked my non-stop flight from Los Angeles-Paris and included a flight to Biarritz from the CDG airport in Paris. If...
Varda, my wife and I are leaving for the Camino this weekend. I've done a lot of hiking in different countries and terrain and thought I understood the basic mechanics of footwear. You buy your size right? Fortunately when we started to train we happened to go into an REI (in Arcadia...
I followed gittihare's suggestion and ordered two ponchos from Ferrovicmar. Ordering online was simple, although I had to use their "search" feature to find theAltus S3. They accept Paypal so no problems there either. Finally the shipment arrived in less than a week and I am in California. I...
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