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Is this something to be worried about? Has anyone had this? I'm 8 days in and starting about my third or fourth day I get this painful swelling in my feet when standing. Laying down or sitting without pressure on my feet, and walking on the Camino, is fine, it might be painful for the first 20...
Getting the final prepairations ready: arriving around noon in Saint Jean, and our group is hoping to make it to Pamplona as soon as possible. We're all reasonably fit people. Can we make it to the next stop if we leave from noon? Or should we wait until the next morning?
I'm getting ready to leave on my first Camino: Sant Jean to Santiago, and I got the silk sleeping bag liner. I tried sleeping in it at home and I don't like the 'confined' feel: I just got tangled up in it.
Would it be possible to simply bring a light top-sheet and sleep on that? Or do I want...
I've heard frequently that pilgrims abandon equipment shortly after setting out for Santiago. Is there anything I can rely on being abandoned (and in the event that I can't find it, it won't be a crippling loss or I can get it in town later)
I'm doing the Camino Frances in July/August. Last weekend I did a 17mi/27km walk with my clothing (no pack) and everything went great except I had two painful spots on my feet at the ball of my foot, just below my big toe. When walking I didn't feel anything, but the pain would come when I start...
First post and first camino coming up in a few months. Question about weather:
I'll be doing the Camino Frances in July/August. I found a lot of good advice on weather, but I'm very much a data person. I boiled down the data from this site (link) and this is what I got data-wise. Can anyone...
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