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Senior Walking the Portuguese Coastal Route in the Rain: Advice Needed
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[QUOTE="lt56ny, post: 1205092, member: 19122"] As you can see there are probably as many answers as there are feet. I am 69 years old. I finished the Coastal from Porto in mid November. I walked two other caminos paths without rain before I got to Porto. It rained the day I took a bus from Leon to Porto and I mean really hard. The second day out of Porto the rain started again and it rained every day until I got to Santiago. From what I was told by some along the way and Ivar that this year was about the wettest on record in Galicia and the north coast of Portugal. The wind blew hard, the rain even harder for much of every day. It was actually better to walk on the Litoral as much as possible as when the camino went up in the hills there were times that the trail was under 5 or 6 inches of water. Thankfully it was never too cold, mid 40's F. I wore Brooks Cascadias and just merino wool socks. Nothing was waterproof. When I arrived in the albergues I stuffed newspaper in my Brooks immediately and then before bed. Took out the insoles of course and my Brooks were always dry in the morning. Didn't matter much because almost every morning within 20-30 minutes, and at times less my feet were soaked again. You get used to it. Don't fight it and just be happy you are on the camino. I watched the trees bent over, I had to throw my pack over a couple of fallen trees and crawl under to continue., but I always thought I would rather be here than anywhere and I was happy. I have no idea how sensitive feet handle this because I don't have them. Get a good pair of trail runners that you are happy with and take a pair of waterproof socks, for the times when/if it rains. Just be happy you are lucky enough to walk. The only thing you can be sure of is the step you are taking. Rain, heat, cold, snow etc etc, is out of your control and none of us have a crystal ball of what the weather will be. Just go and experience. [/QUOTE]
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