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    Me and my Dad

    Well it's finally here! Bags packed and leaving for Dublin on Friday morning. Will spend Easter with the family in Ireland and then head for Spain with Dad on Thursday the 12th to begin walking from Sarria on the 13th. It's been an interesting year of training and planning! Two more good...
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    Realistic daily distance for 73 year old male?

    Thanks Gitti! And congratulations and good luck to you both doing it again. Good to hear that you are fitter with age rather than slowing down!
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    Who Needs a Backpack When.....

    I'm with you on that. I have a sleeveless oilskin vest with a heap of pockets that I wear camping in cooler weather. Oilskin is heavy anyway but when I fill the pockets with essentials (torch, knife, gloves, hat, tissues,phone, gps, lighter etc) it is heavy and the weight is on my shoulders...
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    Realistic daily distance for 73 year old male?

    That is my exact reason for doing this....precious time with my Dad who lives on the other side of the world to me (for 23 years now!). We do see each other every couple of years but I think when you live away from family you appreciate them more and recognise that at a rate of 2 yearly visits...
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    MBT Masai Barefoot Technology

    Hi again Falcon Standing correctly in MBT's requires good balance, all proprioception is triggered and in fact they can be tiring for some people to just stand in (correctly)..some people tend to rock back on the heel when standing, thus extending their knee joint, which is a BAD thing to do...
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    MBT Masai Barefoot Technology

    Hi Janet There are a few stores in Adelaide. Go here to find out http://au.mbt.com/Home/Stores.aspx
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    Realistic daily distance for 73 year old male?

    Thanks everyone. I have been talking to my Dad who now thinks going 25kms per day should be a breeze!! AND he's talking about doing the whole 800kms. Now it has to be said that he was a marathon runner in his 40's and 50's (which is why he now has two new hips!)...so he does know a bit about...
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    MBT Masai Barefoot Technology

    Hi all..I'm a bit late posting here but thought I should anyway. Firstly, I was the State Manager for MBT in Western Australia for 2 years and a primary part of my role was training the retailers in how to fit them properly and how to tell the customer to walk in them. Another significant part...
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    Santiago Airport - No walking poles allowed

    So am I to understand if you check it in you will be fine but if you try to carry it on board there could be a problem?
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    Australian Friends of the Camino Inc.

    Fantastic Janet...waiting for your offical link now to bookmark it. Will also have a look for that book..I LOVE food! food anywhere!
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    Passport Stamp Requirement

    hahahaha love that...my kinda pilgrimage!
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    Passport Stamp Requirement

    Thanks again Falcon.. We will definitely walk the 100+ kms, that's not a problem at all (other than the obvious physical effort of it!). I just dont want my Dad to be excluded from being a pilgrim by some rule we didn't know about other than the walking bit. I wont be a pilgrim in the...
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    Passport Stamp Requirement

    Thanks for that Falcon.... Can you answer my other questions regarding staying in hotels with vehicle support for luggage excluding one from being granted a compostela?
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    Me and my Dad

    Oh brilliant Janet! I'll have a look out for it immediately and send him a copy too. Thanks for that! Ordered it for both of us :) Thanks again for that!
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    Passport Stamp Requirement

    So is my understanding correct - you don't need to stay in an albergue to get a stamp? I will be staying in hotels all along the way (Sarria to Santiago) purely because I am a dreadful sleeper at the best of times and apparently when I do sleep I snore like a wild animal. So my choice of hotels...
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