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DI use mesh bags, like you use for produce or delicate laundry. Light, small, and I can see what is in the bag. They also do not make any noise when packing.
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Ddbeatriceb reacted to BombayBill's post in the thread Ok entering the shoe debate with trepidation ... with
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Well you nailed it, "it depends", on your foot, the anticipated weather, your experience etc. However since you are focused on your ankles let me add one more thing. I've noticed some people wear a style of sock that ends just below the ankle... -
DIn a past life, I was a telecommunications technician. We were always careful to install a lightning protector on twisted pair cables where they entered a building. My memory is vague on the specification, but they significantly reduced the...
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DScience says Mammoths came to Spain from France, via the Basque Country... they took the Camino del Norte! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-mammoths-in-spain-lived-mainly-on-the-plains
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DI fully appreciate where you’re coming from but please remember that same brain is perfectly capable of deciding that you should try Heroin; that getting a lift home from the pub with the guy whose had a skin-full is perfectly safe. That dumping...
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DNot something that I would rely on when I've been given a brain to make decisions to keep me safe.
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DWell go have fun in a lightning storm, then. Personally for me walking the Camino isn't an activity worth risking getting zapped by a million volts over. I don't see that as being a hardship to endure to be a true pilgrim ;).
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DI try to not walk when there's a good risk of a thunderstorm. Learned to read the sky and can usually see it coming hours before. Current weather radar (not weather forecast for the day!) is helpful to avoid getting caught in a storm. The...
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DOnly a foolhardy (AKA stupid) pilgrim deliberately walks in a thunderstorm with lightning strikes occurring in the vicinity. A pilgrim that wants to join the Darwin club. Why risk death or having some first responder have to transport your...
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DOn September 2nd there was a terrific thunderstorm on the eastern side of the Camino Frances. A topic of conversation along the Way thereafter, exchanging experiences. I had spent the night in Navarrete and was slightly later leaving than usual...
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