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Great advice shared already, I'll add one small tidbit. Sandy Brown's Cicerone guidebooks are being updated for 2022/2023, so those should help. Book 3 (Lucca to Rome) was released in late 2021 with updates for the last of the Italian stages.
More: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/pilgrim-trails
Some of my favorite moments of the Camino (and all of my pilgrimages, really) are the solitary moments to reflect, dream, and talk (to myself and God).
Wonderful suggestion! I have used the Outdoor Research Sleeves for sun protection (very thin, breathable, UPF50) but I hadn't considered using a warmer sleeve until you mentioned it. Makes great sense!
You lost me at kilt, @AlwynWellington. 😂
I'm walking the California Mission Trail right now. We talked about it on the podcast so catch those episodes on YouTube here (https://bit.ly/YOUTUBE-SacredSteps) and my Facebook (www.facebook.com/Sacredstepsbook). I'll be sharing a lot more detail on...
Sorry to rehash this older topic, @Robo, but I made a similar post a week or so back. If you want to get back to the fully lightweight merino, the 150wt Woolly brand & 170wt Woolx are exactly what you are remembering before all the blends came into vogue. They are on amazon. I'm not sure if I'm...
Honestly, @PatCambridge, I wasn't a "wool guy" at first because I thought of wool as the itchy sweater I had to wear throughout the church service growing up. Fast forward a few more decades and the 150wt merino is - to me - much more comfortable on the skin than the "dri-fit" polyester, better...
Coming into this late, so apologies if you have already considered this, but I often have similar pain. On the Appalachian Trail and my first Camino, I developed "stone bruises" or inflamed metatarsalgia. On the AT, there was really nothing at all to do except soak in the stream, wrap it and...
I'll be coming through your beautiful city in just weeks to begin at Mission San Diego de Ayala. Fr. Raymond has been so kind as to offer a blessing for my journey; thank you for your well wishes as well.
I'll be walking the California Missions Trail in April 2021 and then - with a little luck - walking in the UK in the late summer: Way of St. Cuthbert, Pilgrims Way from London to Canterbury, and then beginning the Via Francigena from Canterbury into Europe towards Rome. In 2022, I'd like to...
Received both doses; all vaccinated. In my county, they announced we have 75% of our seniors (ages 65+ vaccinated) and 25% of our adult citizens. Here in Florida, they are now offering shots to all ages 40+ and (starting next week) all ages 16+.
No offense taken, @lt56ny.
My goal is to walk with two shirts and two layering pieces for all three-season weather. Lightweight gear is more expensive; no way around that if it's your aim. Sales, clearance, closeouts, and used gear are worth finding.
My last pack weight for the Camino was...
Thanks so much. Hope this helps a bit on brands, as I've definitely been keeping the delivery driver busy this past year.
For those who may not have fallen in love with Merino wool yet, the advantages are considerable:
Retains warmth even when wet from rain / perspiration / etc.
Naturally...
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