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Walked during flooding in February. I wore Rebok sneakers and snug merino socks. The initial plunge was cold but then my feet would go back to normal temperature and be fine. I would change into Crocs at the end of the day and wear the dried out socks again the next day. No blisters or cold...
I bought a witch shaped bottle of orujo to take home to New Zealand. Four years that nasty stuff has been sitting in my cupboard. I just can't bring myself to drink it 😂
Thank you so much for your wonderful, thoughtful response.
I appreciate your insight and feel my brain just learnt a little something new tonight.
All the best to you.
I was really shocked by the amount of rubbish we saw. So many plastic bags just dumped by the wayside.
And the graffiti was a real eye-opener too. So disrespectful.
Who does poos on the path?!
A. I'm pretty sure I could only do poos in an actual toilet, and
B. IMAGINE getting caught doing poos...
Hey Lise,
Last Feb we had one morning of very light snow, but that was it. However there was very bad flooding everywhere. There were a number of times we had no option but to wade through flooded paths or streams. I had proper 'walking' merino wool socks covered by some thermal socks (from The...
I did not complete my first attempt.
My goal had been to do the whole Camino in one go before I was 50. I decided to go and see my sister in the UK last year and discovered that her husband was on holiday the same week I arrived. So I suggested she leave the kids and join me and we could walk...
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