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  1. JP

    Lots of Canadians on this forum?!

    In my town in Québec the Camino Association is very active. It organizes group practice walks a couple of times a week and suppers/meeting at least once a month. Locally they run preparation meetings and send-off days twice a year. A few TV personnalities have had shows on the Camino Frances...
  2. JP

    Which hat looks better?

    Hat A makes you look like a stylish Spanish Hombre, Hat B like a worn out pilgrim.
  3. JP

    100.000 Pilgrims in 135 days

    I met a Frenchman in his late seventies last year on the Camino Frances and he was not carrying a pack of any type and forwarded his stuff by Camino Facile. He put it best for me, he said if he had to carry his pack the Camino would be impossible for him to do. In the end, will all make...
  4. JP

    My Last Post for a While--and a Call for Your Favorite Pic

    Rio Douro in Porto. Camino Portuguese 2016.
  5. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Saturday 3 November, 2013. Deer Hunting Season started this weekend so it was not a great time to be walking in the woods. Because of this, I again walked the Wilderness Park in the middle of town, but this time with my walking Partner (she missed my last walk, because of a fever). Weather is...
  6. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    On Saturday 26th of October, 2013 with joined a group walk hosted by the local Québec to Compostelle Association. We walked 11 KM Under rainy and wet conditions. We wimped out after lunch and finished the walk on our own. The heel on my foot that I hurt a few weeks ago was acting up and these...
  7. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Thanks for the kind words Olivares, but we do not have access to such a machine. We will continue to train in Wintertime at our cottage using snow shoes to walk on the frozen lake and on a couple of cross country ski trails in the woods near the cottage.
  8. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Walking Partner was sick with a fever this weekend, so I walked alone in a local wilderness park in the middle of town about 2 KM from my home. It used to be a large working farm from 1830 to about 1954, it was sold to the City and all the farm buildings and the Family House was torn down in...
  9. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    We have been using Wigwam polyester/marino blend medium weight socks with nylon liners. I also bought some Nok cream for our feet, but we have not used it yet. In all our practice runs up to now we have not had any sign of blisters. I did hurt my heel a couple of weeks ago, when I hit a rock...
  10. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    13 October 2013. We walked 3.5 KM around the river path in the center of town to strech our legs today after the hard hiking yesterday. Another nice Fall day. A tourist train just leaving the train station and crossing an old iron bridge on the river heading out for a fall tour. A view...
  11. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    12 th October 2013 Wilderness Trail Walk. About one Hour drive from Home, walked 6.7 KM with our new Vaude 24 Liter day packs carrying only 5 Kilos or half the load that our Camino 42 Liter packs will weigh. Hardest walk yet, this one was really bad physically. Forgot the golden Army Rule...
  12. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Last Weekend 5 & 6 October we could not walk, because I had to go out of Town for a working Weekend and we drove 1,494 KM (there and back again). Not walking gave us a needed rest period, but other parts of our bodies were sore after the long drive. The heel of my foot was in bad shape from...
  13. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    "When will you be doing your Camino?" Hi johnsondave! I see you are from Tulsa, I have been there many times, at the Wannamaker Show. We hope to start our Camino on the 20th of April 2014, but won't be sure untill February in order to confirm my girlfriend's vacation time.
  14. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Sunday September 29th, 2013. Went up another Ski Hill today, about a 30 minute drive from home. I use to ski here in my younger days, before my knees gave out. We started at 1230 feet altitude walked right up to 2800 feet and then back down ( It took 5.30 hours including lunch break and rest...
  15. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Today the 21 Sept. 2013, was the hardest training day yet, we climbed a local Mountain about an hour from Home using a wilderness trail. We started at 1,500 feet elevation and right up 2,880 feet and back down covering 4.5 KM going up the front face of the Mountain and down the other side and...
  16. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Today September 15th 2013, we are doing a short walk of 3.5 KM on flat land on a small bike path in the middle of town on the banks of the river, to keep our muscles from cramping up for work tomorrow. We have several other Mountains with hiking trails in the Area and we will be hiking those in...
  17. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Coming down the Mountain, which is at my back covered in fog. Almost back down, fog finally lifted and I can finally take a photo of the Lake. Diagram of the Ski Hill, we limbed up to the last chair lift, to slippery and wet to climb the last 200 feet up to the communication tower...
  18. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    For now our starting date is April 20/21 2014, we still have to confirm vacation days before committing to a definite start date. No packs yet, our practice area is in the middle of town, so we would get strange looks if we walked with large packs, our town is built on a series of hills and...
  19. JP

    3 November 2013, repeat walk.

    Walked 7.5 KM today in our new hiking shoes on a bike trail along the river in town today, a good start and everything went well with no problems. Next Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather we will tackle a new hiking trail that goes up to the top of one of the local ski hills about an...

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