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  1. Walkerooni

    Terminal switch in Madrid

    There is a great YouTube video by Tony Galvez about the Madrid airport which gives great info about navigating in and between each terminal. It's long, but I am confident that somewhere in there will lie your answers.
  2. Walkerooni

    getting sick

    Sadly, it appears many have learned nothing from COVID. If people around us are clearly sick and unwilling to protect those around them by masking, it becomes 100% incumbent on us to protect ourselves by masking. And to think someone else is responsible to keep us safe is now just proving naive.
  3. Walkerooni

    Who owned this Albergue?

    Stayed in 2018 and 2023. Great place. Lovely veggie paella. Almost empty both times.
  4. Walkerooni

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    I spoke to hospitaleros at a lovely donativo in Rabanal last year. They were struggling with this question--what to charge for e-bike charging when riders assumed they should pay nothing? When one considers most people on the CF take 35-ish days to walk it--that would translate to a pedestrian...
  5. Walkerooni

    Tibial fracture after 600 km on French Camino

    An easy and effective way to build up supportive muscles that can help avoid shin splints (and it can be done while sitting on your duff while watching a movie or while reading the Camino Forum!): Sit on a chair, feet flat on floor, knees at 90 degrees. Keeping heel on ground, raise and lower...
  6. Walkerooni

    Best app to accurately record distances, elevation and descent per day

    Google "Gronze available in English". Not an app, but it's there.
  7. Walkerooni

    want solitude

    Also an introvert, have walked SJPdP to Santiago starting late May, and Burgos to Muxia starting late August. Except for a few days on each, I walked alone as per my preference. Do not worry, over 800km you will have no problem finding solitude. I did enjoy sereptitiously running into someone...
  8. Walkerooni

    Poles or No Poles?

    Used properly, poles (2 of them) can not only take 25%+ of strain off your lower body, but also keep you symmetrical, and help maintain proper posture. Big yes from me.
  9. Walkerooni

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    The only thing that really concerned me the first time were the logistics of getting to the "start line". Friends had told me that after that, everything would just unfold as it should. They were right.
  10. Walkerooni

    Sun Sleeves?

    I don't typically use them as sun-sleeves, but use them for cool mornings, pulling them off as the day warms up. Available at most running or cycling shops, available in different sizes and different weights/thicknesses. Likely many brands available, but I get the MEC sleeves in Canada. The US...
  11. Walkerooni

    What exercises to do to strengthen lower back?

    "My leg strength is not as issue as I regularly ride 500-600km a week with 2000 to 4000m of climbing." That is fine if you are cycling the Camino, but with only 6 weeks until you start, make sure you train for actual walking. Other than adding to your general strength and fitness, cycling and...
  12. Walkerooni

    Rethinking my CF-ish route after Burgos (and I start in 7 days!)

    As a self-professed "solo newbie", referring to the magical Meseta as a "slog", it means you heard that from someone else. On my first Camino, I ran into several people who planned to skip it because they HEARD it was boring. Likely from others who had never done it themselves because they too...
  13. Walkerooni

    Hitchhiking on the Camino?

    "In another instance we had a pilgrim who had fallen in the mud on a rainy day and was lying by the road wrapped in his poncho. A car pulled up, the driver rolled down his window and shouted "Peregrino?". He popped the trunk and the pilgrim climbed in drenched and muddy and he was transported to...
  14. Walkerooni

    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    To be fair, in the movie he learned of the death of his son, and a few days later was in SJPdP to collect his remains, only thereafter deciding to walk the Camino himself to honor his son. I think in the same circumstances, most of us would not have decided on the flight over to sign up for...
  15. Walkerooni

    Breast Cancer & Oral Chemo

    I am a recently retired oncology pharmacist. I can certainly help. I will send you a private note.
  16. Walkerooni

    Zubiri or Larrasoana?

    If you look at the albergue on the gronze.com site, you will not only see photos, but read many detailed opinions from fellow pilgrims who have stayed there. I am not sure how requesting detailed information from fellow pilgrims who happen to be on the forum is more valuable?
  17. Walkerooni

    Beilari Reservation

    You are being impatient. It is January. Nobody is home.
  18. Walkerooni

    Any Advice about how to strengthen my knees for down hills.

    I mean glutes (maximus and medius), adductors, hip flexors, psoas, quadriceps, deep core... Strengthening all adds stability that takes pressure off the joints.
  19. Walkerooni

    Any Advice about how to strengthen my knees for down hills.

    Barring any foot misalignment problems (which many of us have), the most common cause of knee problems is weak hips. The poster who spoke of soreness on outside of knees going downhill described an iliotibial (IT) band problem. The IT band does not stretch, so no amount of stretching will fix...
  20. Walkerooni

    Timing - Flight Arrival to Boarding the Alsa Bus at Madrid's T4

    There is a great YouTube video by Tony Galvez about the Madrid airport which gives great info about getting to Alsa bus from any terminal. It was really helpful to me. I arrived at 1100, and bus left at 1300-ish. I had time to get luggage, clear customs, and had at least an hour to spare!

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