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I walked 2 Caminos (30 days + 10 days) with a single blister on my first, after a lot of rain. The key is prevention! Moisture + friction = blister.
1. 3 weeks before the Camino, I started putting Nok cream on my feet every day before practice walks. It helped prepare my skin. I also put Nok...
Very interesting.
I used sticks on both Camino (frances and portugues), even if the second Camino was a bit flatter. I find that they prevented my hands from swelling, another advantage to the sticks!
The Camino was very healing for me. I was in physical and emotional pain (tendinitis and crossroads in life) and I learned to be grateful for each step that I took on the Camino, for each breath that I inhaled and exhaled... Even the breaths around cow fields (the smell may not be as soothing as...
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