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    Socks for walking in july

    We spent a fortune experimenting with socks before the Camino and took several different pair with us. The best for us was a brand called WrightSock from REI. Tried the liners, but they weren't helpful in July.
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    Places to avoid

    The worst one we stayed at was the 'free' albergue at Foncebedon. I've read several books about the Camino, and they also mentioned how bad that one is. Dirty and cramped.
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    Strange Yearning

    I think you said it all.....
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    How much weight did you actually carry?

    I am about 5 ft 6 in tall and was 63 years old on my walk. I didn't realize that the weight of my backpack alone would make a difference, but it was two pounds (0.9 kg) heavier than I should have had, and the extra weight made a big difference over all. The weight of the whole pack with water...
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    Magic Moments / Lessons on the Camino

    I don't even remember where we were, (around Galicia) but we stayed in a wonderful albergue that was so clean, and it looked like it was out of a fairy tale. The staff served us this fabulous dinner of roasted pimentos and vegetables in the most colorful pots. Around the table was a couple...
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    Advice for FAMILY OF 6 with young children, hiking 2015

    Ingrid: My daughter and I walked the Frances from Leon to Santiago two July's ago, and we continually ran into a family with three children, ages 5 to 13. They each had a little backpack, and they seemed to do well, always looking clean and fresh. In fact, they outwalked us - no matter how...
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    How much water?

    When my daughter and I walked the Camino from Leon in July, she carried a full camelback of water the entire time, but I was more conscious of weight and carried about half that, it does make a difference in the weight. (1 liter of water = 1kg = 2.2 pounds, and one quart of water weighs 2...
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    How can I avoid blisters!!!???

    I walked from Leon to Santiago, and I had blisters you wouldn't believe, and I was advised by an athletic-type store along the way that blisters are caused by moisture and heat, which boots caused in the July heat. The lady said in the mountains you need boots, but from Leon you need something...
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    What causes people to stop their caminos?

    I walked the Camino from Leon to Santiago (and then by bus to Finnesterre) with my daughter last year when I was 63, (I am slightly overweight and in not top form) and I just wanted to give you a little encouragement from a sister 60+ year old. What a delightful, spiritual, life changing trip...
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    My First Camino

    I am so excited for you! One of my more spiritual friends said when I went that I would have this spiritual experience, and I thought, "Oh, it's just a walk..." but it is a wonderful spiritual experience that you will never recover from - it's been a year, and I will have flashbacks in the...
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    Struggling with Boots

    In July, my daughter and I walked from Leon to Santiago - I wore Keene's boots, and she wore Brooks tennis shoes. I had HORRIBLE blisters for nearly the whole time, but she had none. When we got to Sarria, a shoe shop said that the blisters were caused by moisture and heat, which the boots...
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    Santiago to Madrid - how far ahead is it necessary to book?

    My daughter and I walked the Camino last summer, and we had booked our flight home out of Barcelona, thinking it would be fun to see that city while we were there. However, we were rushed in our walk, because we had a deadline to catch this flight across the country. We were tired and dirty by...
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    Downsides of Sandals

    My daughter and I walked from Leon to Santiago. I wore REI above-the-ankle boots, and she wore Brooks tennis shoes. It was July, very hot, and I developed terrible blisters, but she did not. By the time we reached Sarria, I was in bad shape, so we stopped at an REI-type shoe shop, and the...
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