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Hi Major Bozo, Re 1st aid: I endorse sheeps/Merino washed fleece; a variety of Compeed (never leave home without them! and never let anyone tear them off before they fall off!); vaseline; moleskin although I use this less since discovering...
In the UK, I have bought (Romney Marsh Sheep farm) pure Merino , washed, combed and carded topped fleece which is sold (relatively inexpensively) for felting and spinning. It is what is used for Hikers' / walkers' wool. Quick mail delivery...
we would agree with that statement. There were still quite a number of walkers on the VDLP in Apr-Jun 2023, but many did not or were not walking the entire camino, just doing parts of it with the time they had available. Many end their walk in...
I suspect that pilgrims on the VDLP are less likely to get Compostelas, for various reasons, so they are more unreported than pilgrims on the shorter routes ending in Santiago.
I came across this article today on a local Zamora website. The Zamora Camino association looking back at the pilgrim statistics for 2023. Noting that although numbers are back to pre-pandemic levels the Via de la Plata and Sanabres seem to be...
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