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Hi fellow pilgrims! I have walked 1450km over several years on the Camino Frances alone, without planning much.
This year is going to be very different! I have convinced my mom to come with me. I am so excited to show her what the camino is all...
Take them.
A couple of kilos off every step you take for 26/27 days? Certainly worth it. If you were just walking the last few days it’s no big deal either way.
Have you figured out how to fit them and use the wrist-strap?
I was sceptical when...
The only thing that really concerned me the first time were the logistics of getting to the "start line". Friends had told me that after that, everything would just unfold as it should. They were right.
Great question, David! Probably best sums up ALL of the Camino prep issues!
Like others, I had prepped, read & watched videos, trained (physically), packed & unpacked my backpack so many times, I could do it in the dark (which was the point!)...
I haven’t yet done my Camino and I am continually telling myself not to worry about anything.
I figure that anything is solvable. If I have the wrong clothes, I am sure that I can buy anything I need somewhere along the way.
I look forward to...
That's why I started this thread, as a counterbalance. There are lots of threads telling people what to worry about. I figured there was room for one with the opposite message: You don't need to worry so much!
Last year I walked Saint JeanPdP – Santiago in September. My concern was chafing (blisters), strain pain in my legs and whether I had packed right, even though I had been testing shoes and backpack for a month or two. Furthermore I was unsure...
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