BTW - which Hokas? The speedgoat’s sole don’t do well on concrete or asphalt - so I went with the Challengers (plus an insole liner from REI). Not a single blister! Plus wore cool max thin sock liner and thin merino wool socks over. (Can’t have...
First, the good news. Hokas or any other running shoe does not need to be broken in. Even if you were to buy a pair right before your Camino, they’re fine to start walking in. Now, the bad news (imho). Looking at your photos and the heal wear...
Also - if you look on Renfe for Santiago to Porto - won’t find it. BUT - if you look at Santiago to Vigo then Vigo to Porto - It’s there! There are two train stations in Vigo but a 10 min can ride.
As you’ve seen the distance numbers above, Porto to SdC including the VE is a pretty good stretch of the legs. We did it two years ago, but in a more standard timeframe of 12 days.
We each walk our own Camino, but I’ve left behind me the 30 km...
I walked Porto to Santiago on the Coastal route via the Espiritual Variante and it was about 295kms.
Over 9 days that’s about 33kms per day on average.
You could bus or train from Porto up the coast a bit to reduce the daily distances . . .
Personally, I think it is better marketing to promote your own product than to tear down your competition. Disparaging your competitors, especially when they are not there to respond, just makes you look bad to me. I have to acknowledge that most...
Speaking only for myself personally, and not as a moderator, I consider Michael a close personal friend. I have known him for more than a decade. I know very little about this drama, but I have the utmost confidence in Michael’s moral compass and...
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