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Just thought I would give a shoutout to a fellow Niagara Falls resident and local hero who is on the Camino right now. Mike Strange is a former Olympian boxer who does a major fundraising tour each year in September to raise funds and awareness for Cancer research. I have just learned that he is...
I’m just curious what people’s recommendations are for the most accurate guidebook on the Camino Frances. I’ve read lots of comments/critiques of the Brierley guide and while I really enjoy the degree of detail and context he provides, I’m also concerned about the comments that his distances and...
So my Camino is still a long way off, but last August I badly dislocated and complex-fractured my ankle, which has turned out to be a bigger deal than I ever expected. I’m told it will take at least a year to recover completely, and that some people never fully recover from pain and swelling...
I’ve seen threads on this topic buried in miscellaneous threads, but I think it’s worth having a stand alone thread in Personal Safety. Lots of people run into dogs on the Camino who are fiercely protecting territory or livestock and some even bitten. The best way to deal with them can be a...
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