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Last year on second day of my camino, I contracted the nastiest case of RSV. Thought I'd easily shake it off, but instead ended up in a hotel in Zizur Mayor for nine days. Completely threw off my entire camino.
Don't push yourself, drink plenty...
Last year I got really sick (from another very sick pilgrim coughing all night long) and had to take a taxi to Burgos, where I rented a small apartment for a few days to recover. I bought amazingly strong ginger tea bags from the supermarket -...
I likewise had a broken ankle (in three places), and have pins, plate and screws put in an operation. This happened nearly three years ago and I am up to 13,000 steps a day, but still have some recurring neuropathy. I hope you are healing quickly...
When one watches the behaviours on the Lepoeder pass seen in the EFE video, one understands better why there are these "rescue" operations. This is not a dangerous mountains situation as it is commonly understood. Nobody would dream of speaking...
As we all know, weather in the mountains is unpredictable.
I crossed in late April one year, with a bit of snow still on the ground, blue skies and had a wonderful walk.
Couple of years later, almost to the day, I crossed with Pat my wife.
Low...
I totally get where you're coming from - who knows why this happened or what will come of it, but I've bumped into a few peregrinos while out and got to see the stunning church, so trying to look on the bright side!
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