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[QUOTE="CaroleH, post: 48436, member: 4276"] Firstly, I hope Tim, the Canadian, sorted his blisters and boots and has a wonderful camino. Here's a laugh for everyone! Thought I'd share the saga of my footwear and blisters ... if you don't wish to read ... move to next item!! I've done 3 caminos (or parts of) and am still baffled by my blister and boots problems. First camino, in May/June 2006 from Salamanca to SDC, I kitted up with new (but worn in) Hitec boots from Athlete's Foot (Australia). Never walked in boots before, thought it would be wet and cool in Galicia.!! Ha. Heat wave struck, had trouble with blisters most of the way. Used sheep's wool gathered along the way which did help to cushion toes etc. but by the end I had so much wool in the boots I could have knitted a jumper. Started wrapping feet in plaster each morning... Second camino, Porto to SdC . . . only 12 days. Bandaged heels each morning with elastoplast and used toe protectors, and had only minor blisters. yay! Third camino, Madrid to Sahagun. 2.5 weeks. Hot. Before leaving Australia bought Mund socks, thin liners and thicker outer ones. Had been told wearing 2 pairs of socks would solve my problems, so on 2nd day didn't bandage heels. Small blisters appeared on instep. I did the prick and cotton thing, used compeeds, but from that day on, the same blisters got bigger and stayed with me all the way to Sahagun. Had a day off in Nava de la Asuncion as the blisters looked infected. Kept salt bathing every day, and I learnt that the pain gets worse if you stop and rest, so no breaks for me. After Sahagun, we had a week off, blisters finally healed and I discovered that I had blisters under blisters!! I don't mind some pain and suffering on camino but .... Now I am preparing for the Via de la Plata, starting Granada, for next year, am throwing out my boots and starting again on the footwear puzzle. Still not sure, maybe try walking shoes or even sandals,or both, plus vaseline, and of course, the 2 pairs of socks trick. We'll see... It's wonderful, and sometimes a little confusing, to read all the advice given by everyone, but I can sympathise with anyone who is agonising over the "boot and blister" problems. Good luck with it. Buen camino to all. Carole :| [/QUOTE]
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