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      Sminn reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Poles or No Poles? with Like Like.
      I used to think the same. Until I started seeing videos from young extremely active people that had picked up the habit in I think Nepal. (The young porters did it because they wanted to prolong their working life span.) Basically the thinking...
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      Sminn replied to the thread Poles or No Poles?.
      Poles are great and as others have said, use the rubber tips and take a spare set of tips as they do wear out. I then put a new set at the end of the trip so they are clean when I put in my luggage and they are ready to go next time.
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      Sminn reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Poles or No Poles? with Like Like.
      @ClaireMcMahon, from what you’ve written you already know how to use them (which is key). They’re worse than useless on your backpack ( they’re added weight), in your hands, they’re working hard for you. All day. Every day. With rubber tips on...
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      Sminn reacted to John Crawford Howell's post in the thread Poles or No Poles? with Like Like.
      Yes. Rubber tips, please. Few sounds are more annoying on the Camino than the "clack clack clack" of pole tips striking sidewalks or paved surfaces.
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      Sminn reacted to henrythedog's post in the thread Poles or No Poles? with Like Like.
      Take them. A couple of kilos off every step you take for 26/27 days? Certainly worth it. If you were just walking the last few days it’s no big deal either way. Have you figured out how to fit them and use the wrist-strap? I was sceptical when...
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      Sminn reacted to Fortyforward's post in the thread The final few kms with Like Like.
      I love that we all have different experiences and they are always our own and real. Many thanks to everyone for your thoughts and feedback, our Camino was certainly such a special part of our life journey thus far. Yeah, we’ll be back (and...
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      Sminn reacted to Anniesantiago's post in the thread The 10th! with Haha Haha.
      You would think after all these years of flying from Oregon to Madrid that I would understand the time difference. But I awoke from a dead sleep this morning in a panic, as I remembered seeing something on my reservation app for my flight. I...
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      We ate there in early March. Very good food! (And one of the few places open!)
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      Sminn replied to the thread The final few kms.
      We found the same. Walked in May 17 and struggled to find our way through. We did find it funny that we had walked from St Jean with no issues then failed here. The city was busy that day so may have just been harder to find the way.
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      Yes, that’s the one 🙂
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