-
For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
(Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
Search 69,459 Camino Questions
AJS49's latest activity
-
At age 64I had my rt. knee replaced July 2011 and my left knee replaced Oct. 2012. I walked the Camino Frances in April/May 2013 with no issues. As far as doing pre op training, I wasn't advised to and didn't. The operations themselves were not... -
I have had both knees replaced and have walked camino after camino with my new knees. Everyone recovers differently but if there is any advice I can give it is to make your rehab exercises your new religion. Dedication to these is the answer to...
-
Spain has tea. You can rest assured that every café and restaurant will have atleast black tea, chamomile, mint tea, mostly green tea. Other tea’s and infusion are less common. If you want black tea with milk ask for “te negro con leche a...
-
I wear fishing-style shirts, because there’s a collar to keep the sun off my neck. But, here’s my 2-cents worth on UV clothing: I worked outdoors for most of my life, before the advent of UV clothing. I never once got a sunburn through my...
-
AJS49 reacted to Luka's post in the thread Did you get tired of wearing same colours for weeks? with
Like.
This. Even when I walked for about 15 weeks I didn't care about those same outfits all the time. I also quite enjoyed it that I never had to think about what to wear. -
No - many of the smaller villages have little or no bus service. Bus services along the Camino Frances are very patchy.
-
It would appear we are in the same club. Lost my first wife in 2001, reconnected with my high school sweetheart 2 years later and had the absolute best years of my life, but she finally passed last year in 23. Both to cancer. For me? The Camino...
-
AJS49 reacted to Perambulating Griffin's post in the thread Ultra lightweight backpack--worth it? with Like.
Before you invest, take this caution. I thought as you do, and now I use my ultralight for nothing more than light use around town on errands. Worst investment of my sporting life.
-
I use an Osprey Talon 33, which I am very happy with. It weighs about 990 g plus 100 g for a rain cover. However, it would be a mistake to save a few hundred grams but sacrifice any small degree of comfort.
-
Are they also perfect comfort wise? If so, keep them, since that is all that really matters.
❓How to ask a question
How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.
