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I won't give you advice re medication but one thing that helps, or conversely doesn't if you get it wrong, is when going down steep descents then gently place your foot rather than "bang it down"!
They have done a pretty good job in keeping their Camino walks low-key. And the press seem to have been helpful by running their stories mostly after the family have finished their walking for that year.
I think this is wonderful. I didn't think that royal families had the freedom or privacy to fully live their own lives and have experiences like the camino. I'm glad they're able to do it, and I'm glad the press has left them alone. 😊
I was 59 in 2002 and none of the WiFi whiz tech was available. 17 lbs in my Kelty, later a Vaude. Hardly anyone in Colorado Springs, including REI, had a clue where I was going. "Pilgrimage across Spain... are you like a nun, or something?"...
Atapuerca is another place that is worth booking - if available as I have seen pilgrims having to get taxis to Burgos if nothing is available locally or at San Juan de Ortega or Ages.
As an "older" (ancient?) member I like to know where I will be staying so I book everything in advance (train ticket to the airport, flight, taxi to SJPdP, accommodation all the way to Santiago (wing the bus ride to the airport!), flight back to...
Something to consider..........the smaller packs tend not to be as comfortable as the larger ones.
So for example, when I have used luggage transfer in the past due to injury, I carried my normal 35L pack and sent excess gear forward in a nylon...
Paul Garland has posted a notice on Facebook that the Portomarin Bridge will be close on 1 April for seismic stress testing. Pilgrims can cross the Mino on the lower Roman bridge but without their backpacks. The packs will be subject to a...
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