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Just returned from the Camino....Advice to others 60+ years
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[QUOTE="mytiturk, post: 140649, member: 16531"] [b]Re: Just returned from the Camino....Advice to others 60+ years[/b] Hi gypsyscholz. My wife and I (both 68 years young) did about 200 km of the Camino Frances. We walked the Pyrenees from St.-Jean via Orisson on April 25 and (scary) 26. We walked all of Galicia from Sarria to Santiago from May 9 to May 16 - enough to earn our Compostelas :) In between we walked some long stages - those that we had a particular interest in, such as Foncebadón to Molinaseca past the Cruz de Ferro, and took public buses between some spots because of physical limitations. We feel proud of our accomplishment, not guilty about so-called cheating. We planned the route beforehand and modified it along the way when necessary. The entire experience was wonderful and we have grown even closer because of it. We stayed in every type of place: public and private refugios, pensións, casas rurales, hotels and even the Parador in León, which was less expensive than one might think when booked two days ahead on expedia.es. We were blessed with plenty of moisture all across the route ;) What I learned the hard way (two dizzy spells after two 20+ km stages) was to drink at least one litre of water for every three hours of walking even on a miserably cold and rainy day. The advice of a pilgrim MD named Serge is as good as it gets. Being a willing, desperate listener also helps. The last thing I felt like doing was taking a drink. I have posted a simple, concise, daily list of our trip on my website: mightyturk.wordpress.com. It includes where we stayed and how we got there - what buses, etc. I was OK with three pairs of moisture-wicking "Thousand-Mile" socks and three pairs of underwear, but I'm a guy. No blisters and no bed bugs for either of us. Good boots well worn in. [/QUOTE]
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