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Be aware after leaving Guimaraes the last food before Braga is in Caldelas, and it is a long day to Braga with a 1500 ft climb and descent at the end when you are tired. But just before the top the Camino path crosses a dirt track that will take you to the left to the nearby 4 star Golden Tulip...
I already had one size larger shoes, and one pair of the socks are very thin polypropolene, something we learned hiking in the Utah slot canyons. And the MaxiPads flatten down very quickly. BTW, if I didn't say it earlier, you will need to use new, dry MaxiPads every day.
You might not believe this, but as well as vasoline and two pairs of socks, a MaxiPad on top of the insole in your shoe wicks all the moisture away from your foot. After two blisters on my first Camino, a Portugeuse woman told me about MaxiPads and gave me some, and with them I have had no...
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