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    Injury time out

    In 2013, when I injured my knee, I hung out in Logrono to rest up. I found a hostel quite near the cathedral ( in a building that used to be a bank, I believe). Close to restaurants and other services, it was reasonable and easily accessible with my crutches. It had a main floor washroom for the...
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    solar phone charger

    In 2013 I purchased a Wakawaka solar charger from a European supplier (I am in Canada). Charged my phone, acted as a flashlight and contributed to a non-profit through the purchase! I used it a few times when the my walking partner and I were separated for a few days (we brought a single...
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    Travois or rolling pack?

    I wasn't able to walk as much as I wanted/hoped last year . . . and had to ship my backpack ahead when I resumed walking after a knee problem. I am hoping/planning to walk again in 2016, so am beginning to look at pack alternatives to what I used last fall. The doctor(s) I have talked to have...
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    Things that I would do differently

    Use a lighter backpack that fits better - Use walking sticks from the get-go Leave myself more time, so I can take rest days and not feel the pressure of that return flight date!! I hope/plan to return in 2016 - and to walk from Pamplona to Burgos; then from Fromista to Santiago! And if I...
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    What causes people to stop their caminos?

    Haven't been on the site for a bit - knee gave out - likely a strained tendon . . . due to a chronic ankle problem - which gave me no issues at all while walking!! I was so prepared for the ankle to be an issue, but one day the inside of my knee went! A couple of weeks of hopping about on...
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    Should I buy these socks?

    I bought 3 pairs of Merino Silk Scout socks . . . wool and silk combined. Lost a pair in Burgos - but still wear them and constantly on the lookout for another pair!. Kept my feet comfortable in September in my Ecco boots - I walked 1/2 days to full days on the Meseta without sweaty feet - have...
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    Can we do some Pillow talk?

    I picked up a light,small down pillow at my local MEC (Canada) . . . 200 grams, in a small sack - squishable and very comfortable! Rolled up into my hostel bag, and was enough in places without pillows - and supported my injured knee when needed!!
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    What causes people to stop their caminos?

    My right knee essentially gave out - may have been unknown arthritis - or a tear of some sort . . . two weeks on crutches and icing, along with ibuprofen gel and voltaren pills (I think they were) . . . and I resumed walking - first days back used crutches as extra support - but after a few...
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    Allergies

    Took my antihistamines and asthma medications with me from Canada because of a cat allergy and fear of being on the plane across the ocean with a cat in the cabin . . . needed them day one out of SJPDP last fall - because of the humidity, hay and livestock as we climbed!! Saved me that day...
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    What causes people to stop their caminos?

    I walked some of the camino last fall (September 2013). An injury a few days in stopped me for a couple of weeks - but after recovering (with rest and red wine!) I moved along the route by bus to start on the meseta where my newly/nearly recovered injury was not severely tested . . . and simply...
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