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My husband, Freddy, and I (Emilia) will be arriving on Roncesvalles on Sept. 12 and start walking on the 13th. We'll leave the USA on Sept. 10, arring to Madrid and traveling to Pamplona on the 11th. We plan to spend that night in Pamplona and do a little sightseeing there and leave for...
Thank you for your comments. They are very helpful. I didn´t know about the Roncesvalles Romería. We will avoid to be there on Sept 6.
Jo, I hope to meet you and your husband on El Camino. You probably will catch up with us. I doubt we can do more than 15 km-day.
Back in 2012, we walked...
Dear peregrinos,
It looks like my DH and I will be able to start our trip in early September. I need to book our flights and would like your feedback. We have about 40 days to walk, give or take a day due to flights. We know we won't be able to make it to Santiago but are ok with it. We'll...
Heda,
Thank you for all the informaiton. I will research these two types of shoes and see what I can find in the USA.
My toes are numb, but when I walk significant distances, my foot becomes painful. Most of my shoes have a wide toe box. I can't stand any other shoe anymore.
I'm going to...
Thank you everyone for your great comments and suggestions. I'm going to try several of them and see what works.
A podiatrist made orthotics for my shoes but they never fit properly. I tried to get him to make them fit better un successfully. I have found a couple of over the counter inserts...
Hi fellow pilgrims,
My DH (59 yo) and I (58 yo)hope to walk the El Camino Frances in the coming year. In 2012, we walked from Sarria to Santiago and enjoyed it tremendously. However during that walk, I developed a Morton's neuroma in my left foot, which is scaring of a nerve between the...
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