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    Walking poles or not

    Grayland, my husband had trouble getting into his poling rhythm until we started singing while we tramped! That seemed to help a lot. Also, we have a great DVD that we used to learn techniques for uphill and downhill. I'll post the title when I get home.
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    Walking poles or not

    My beloved Leki's saved me from slipping into a stream in the Yukon Territory, enabled me to scramble down a steep, rocky slope at Anza Borrego and prevented a slide off a scree strewn trail here at home in the Mt. Diablo foothills. I'll definitely bring them along on the Camino. One thing that...
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    Art and culture in Bordeaux / Bayonne

    When we visited Bordeaux a couple of years ago, we enjoyed the Musee des Beaux Arts and the Place de la Bourse. There is a magical fountain across from the Place on the banks of the Garonne River. We heard good things about the Musee d'Aquitaine, but ran out of time to visit there. Bordeaux is a...
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    First Time Pilgrimage in September 2012

    Greetings! I am planning a pilgrimage with my best friend in September or possibly October of 2012. We are both 60+ women from California who will be spending the next months getting in shape. Our biggest concern is the weather as neither of us likes hiking in the heat. I have been reading this...

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