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I got them in Orisson last year coming all the way from Le Puy en Velay. After washing everything 3x I gave up..bit I'd already walked 500 miles. Just keep washing and leave your pack outside so you don't leave critters at the other alberques. Be responsible. .that's the ethical thing to do...
I cried when I entered Santiago from SJPP. I walked from Le Puy en Velay to SJPP last year and will finish in Santiago the end of May. It truely is a emotional journey that changes your being. I'm sure I will cry again.
You will be fine. I walked 4/24/13 from SJPP to Santiago 5/30/13 at 57. Living in Hilton Head we have no hills and I was shocked at how high the Pyrenees were. Took me 2 days to walk from SJPP to Roncesvallles and I was exhausted at the end of both days...toes with many blisters and feet...
The only negative is our poor tired.feet....if they would only cooperate n.allow us a peaceful camino without pain so it could b enjoyed...such wonderful comrades we bcome...blisters most of us get n when the doctor's tell us to go home we go a little slower but our journey toward Santiago...
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