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    My Secret Weapon for Blisters

    Nice, good one! Similar idea to Wright socks. My feet get hot, too, especially between toes, so I also use Ininji 5-finger socks. Both Wright & Ininji work for me. And if it is cold & wet & I am wearing hiking sandals, Smart Wool socks over one of those keeps my feet dry. In a downpour, I slip...
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    Tips and recommendations for an elder pilgrim (90y)

    As for pollen in the Spring on Frances Camino. There is a section before Astorga, that has a row of Cottonwood trees alongside the trail. The blooms cover the trail like a blanket of snow & with all the hiking boots trampling through, they get pulverized & stirred up into dust. I didn’t know any...
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    Leg, foot rashes: Purpura (?)

    Pharmacies are very helpful if you can find it open when you are there. May have to walk on until the hour they open or reopen. They are well versed on peregrino ailments.
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    Shin Splints pre-Camino

    That worked for my husband as well. In Leon there was a health tech that a new friend pilgrim found out about, located near the cathedral plaza. He taped her leg & she slowed down her pace & did well to Santiago with no extra rest days.

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