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Hello, yes I agree with you about not trying out boots etc before heading off on any serious trekking. We had our boots for well over a year and wore them in all types of weather in all sorts of environments. We wore them on our first Camino and mine felt like they were part of me and was...
Hi, yes we tried various socks before we went on Camino Frances in August 2018 and settled for a brand of merino socks as they were deemed suitable for all our treks around Tasmania. We found them to be too hot on our feet in the different climate. While I preferred sock liners, my husband...
Hi, in August 2018 I had a conversation with a fellow Australian outside Bayonne Railway Station regarding the type of socks I should have been wearing. The gentleman was on his way to Del Norte and we were on our way to St Jean Pied de Port. Would like to reconnect with this gentleman, not only...
Hi, in August 2018, I had a conversation with a fellow Australian outside the railway station at Bayonne regarding socks. Forgotten the name of the socks. Just wondering if the gentleman recalls the conversation. He was on his way to del Norte and we were starting the Camino Frances. Would love...
Thank you everyone who has shared their knowledge and advice as we prepare for our first Camino. We have driven 5 hours to the airport and tomorrow we will board a plane to Sydney. We will change planes there and again at Dubai. We will spend the night in Paris before boarding another plane to...
Thank you to everyone who has shared their advice as we prepare for our first Camino. We have driven 5 hours to the airport and tomorrow we will board a plane to Sydney, changing planes there and again in Dubai. We will spend the night in Paris before boarding another plane to Biarritz, then...
Thanks everyone for all the advice on many topics. We are starting our first Camino in a couple of days. We will drive 5 hours to the airport then change planes in Sydney, then again in Dubai. Staying overnight in Paris before jumping on another plane to Biarritz, and then train from Bayonne to...
Hi, thanks everyone for all your advice and all the information you have provided me with. I have purchased some permethrin, awaiting a dry day to spray our packs etc. Getting very excited as the departure date for our camino is closing in.
Thanks for the information about bed bug spray. We are intending to walk from SJPP to Pamplona then cycling from there to Ponferrada. Then walking to Santiago. I would appreciate and hints etc for cycling.
Hi, I have been reading some information recently about pretreating clothing, boots, bags etc with something called permethrin as a preventative move against bed bugs. I would appreciate any advice on this as we begin our preparations for our camino. If this pretreatment is recommended, where...
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