inspiredjen
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (4-2013)
Reverse Camino Frances (5-2016)
Attempted Camino (8-2019)
Hi!
I'm planning to do the Camino Frances in April/May 2013. In preparation, I've been avidly slurping up books about the Camino experience as well as other long walks.
In that vein, I just finished The Barefoot Sisters: Southbound. These two 20-somethings walked the entire Appalachian Trail -- Maine to Georgia and back -- barefoot (with only a few exceptions). They weren't out to prove anything; they just had fond memories of going barefoot as kids all summer and decided to try it "as long as it's fun". In the end, their feet toughened, they avoided blisters entirely, and a fellow hiker and physical therapist confirmed that he'd never before seen healthier musculature in a person's ankles and feet.
Reading their story got me wondering: Have you met or heard of people going barefoot on the Camino?
- Jen
I'm planning to do the Camino Frances in April/May 2013. In preparation, I've been avidly slurping up books about the Camino experience as well as other long walks.
In that vein, I just finished The Barefoot Sisters: Southbound. These two 20-somethings walked the entire Appalachian Trail -- Maine to Georgia and back -- barefoot (with only a few exceptions). They weren't out to prove anything; they just had fond memories of going barefoot as kids all summer and decided to try it "as long as it's fun". In the end, their feet toughened, they avoided blisters entirely, and a fellow hiker and physical therapist confirmed that he'd never before seen healthier musculature in a person's ankles and feet.
Reading their story got me wondering: Have you met or heard of people going barefoot on the Camino?
- Jen