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  1. Elkino

    Blisters... but not immediately

    Yes, I guess that must be the thing. For me it started in Astorga. I started my trip in SJPDP. Very weird. The terrain in Saint-Jean wasn't too flat either though. ;-)
  2. Elkino

    What blister prevention techniques did you use?

    I used Gehwohl-cream. No idea whether it helped or not, but I didn't get blisters for 3 weeks. Afterwards, I got a few small ones. But still, I was very happy to have walked all these days without blisters. So I'd use it again. I had the impression that the skin of my feet became a bit stronger...
  3. Elkino

    Blisters... but not immediately

    Hi everyone, I just returned from my first Camino. I had bought some Merrell mid-high hiking shoes/boots for the trip. I loved them a lot. Actually I didn't get any blisters for about 3 weeks. And then suddenly I got a few! It was so weird, right at the moment where I started to feel confident...
  4. Elkino

    What did the Camino change for you?

    Oh wow, that is a cool plan!! Will you write about it on your blog?
  5. Elkino

    What did the Camino change for you?

    For now (only home for a couple of days yet), it's still a lot of ideas and vague plans. I didn't set the expectation to receive clear plans really. I don't know whether we ever know what we want in life until we really give it a try and see whether it works. But, what I had hoped to find (and...
  6. Elkino

    What did the Camino change for you?

    As I've just finished my first Camino and met a lot of people who walked the Camino for a special reason, I started to wonder. Some people have something to 'get over with', something to forget, to give a place in their life, something to try to understand, to deal with, etc. But others are...

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