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How many times have you walked the Camino Frances (more than half way)?
And if more than once, why do you return to it?
I am just curious to hear everyone's...
Thanks for the encouragement @CTLawGal It's beautiful so far and I'm not finding the hills too treacherous. Bring on Hospitales in 2 days and then I might be eating my words lol
Hey @GypsyLisa So far so good! I walked 3 days on the Frances in Altra Olympus before I started in Oviedo and my achilles was really playing up. I have walked other Caminos in Altras (Olympus plus others) so have been a bit perplexed. I have been walking on the treadmill at the gym (i live in...
Interesting insight... the possibility of it being an accident may still exist!
If they did take it on purpose, I imagined it being opportunistic, rather than a professional job, and not a well thought out plan. When police approached them after leaving the train station, police took their...
Hi team,
Due to some unexpected achilles issues, I am looking to swap my Altras for Hoka One Ones here in Oviedo before I walk the Primitivo on Tuesday.
Can anyone direct me towards some shops in Oviedo that might sell Hokas?
The hospitalero has suggested De Ruta and Cavana. El Corte Ingles...
Thankyou @Sheesh and i completely understand your point of view! And yes the police officer said, and I noted it at the time, that learning of the presence of cameras did seem to spook them. I agree that it's a shame that my initial appeal to them on a one-to-one personal level was not as...
Agree with all of this @David Tallan. In my satchel were 2 debit cards from 2 different banks/accounts. The third debit card (another bank/account) lives on the back of my phone (very essy to access for purchases) and that's the one I predominantly use - it's very unlikely that anyone would be...
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