PeteF
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Sept 15 2018
Hi y’all!
I started my Camino last Monday. The first leg out of Saint Jean is a real bitch. It was the hardest think I’ve done since boot camp. Unless you have mountains by your house? No amount of training will prepare you for the first leg.
Tips.
If you feel like you need to be rockstar. Don’t fill your camel pack. That’s four pounds of extra weight you don’t need. Take Bannanas. You can buy them in Saint Jean.
If you want to enjoy the hike, ship your bag to the next hostel you’ll be staying in. No one is gonna judge you. You will be a much happier human being for the next three legs. There’s gonna be plenty of hills to carry your bag up!
I learned something about myself this week about hiking. When your hiking up you want to be hiking down, when your hiking down, you want to be dead!
Don’t bring a sleeping bag. The rooms are always hot. Just bring a sheet.
You can get by with one trekking pole.
Bring tons of compeed.
Bring tape.
Bring Tylenol and aleave.
Second pair of shoes for the evenings are a must.
I started my Camino last Monday. The first leg out of Saint Jean is a real bitch. It was the hardest think I’ve done since boot camp. Unless you have mountains by your house? No amount of training will prepare you for the first leg.
Tips.
If you feel like you need to be rockstar. Don’t fill your camel pack. That’s four pounds of extra weight you don’t need. Take Bannanas. You can buy them in Saint Jean.
If you want to enjoy the hike, ship your bag to the next hostel you’ll be staying in. No one is gonna judge you. You will be a much happier human being for the next three legs. There’s gonna be plenty of hills to carry your bag up!
I learned something about myself this week about hiking. When your hiking up you want to be hiking down, when your hiking down, you want to be dead!
Don’t bring a sleeping bag. The rooms are always hot. Just bring a sheet.
You can get by with one trekking pole.
Bring tons of compeed.
Bring tape.
Bring Tylenol and aleave.
Second pair of shoes for the evenings are a must.
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