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    New Knees - User Experiences Please

    My new knee is 2 years old. The surgery wasn’t as bad as I expected and the pain management and physio regime is great in Australia. The hospital sends a nurse and a physiotherapist to your home. I had a PSI knee. My new knee is stronger than the unreplaced knee because we all compensate. I have...
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    Hiking umbrella

    We took Vietnamese hats from Australia which were awkward to take but proved exceptional in the heat and the rain. And we had no problems using our sticks in all types of weather. It was quite funny when fellow pilgrims showed us photos later that they had taken of us
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    An unusual medical ailment

    The good thing about maggots is that the wound is clean. They eat all the infected bits. As a theatre nurse we used to use hydrogen peroxide (which my mother used as ear drops). It will cause them to ‘bubble’ out. I think all pharmacies should sell it. You can then use vinegar thereafter. Hope...
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    Baggage Etiquette

    Just decide day by day how far you want to walk the next day then once you decide you can arrange for your bag to be transported to that albergue. After you have booked of course. Or speak to the transport company. In October I saw someone agree to have it dropped off and picked up at a bar...
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    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    Feeling quite humbled next to an 800 year old tree!
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    Do You Ever Get Days...

    The first time I found out about the Camino was on a cooking show about 3 years ago. In October this year, at our three week mark while on the Camino, Ian said, you are never watching cooking shows again. It took him ten days after arriving home to start planning our next Camino
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    Looking for Six Fellow Pilgrims

    I had read about the regrets on this forum so when we were walking September October I wrote down details on anything eg piece of paper or serviette, even my hand, and took a photo. I now have the names and contact details with no fear of pieces of paper being lost and have already been in contact
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    Luggage transfer on Camino Frances

    One tip: take a photo of your written label as well as a photo of the albergue you’ve prebooked in case there is some miscommunication. It is your responsibility to ensure the transport company knows you have a bag. In some of the private accommodation the onus is on you. We had to pay 25 euros...
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    Can anyone give me any advice on doing the Camino Frances with a two-year old.

    It’s under ‘beyourpotential’. That child Indigo has grown so much!
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    New Knees - User Experiences Please

    I had a total knee replacement 20 months ago. A PSI joint. We started on 14 September and finished 21 October with days off in Pamplona, Burgos and Leon. At orisson my knee was swollen and stiff as I thought it would be. The next day we carried on to Roncesvalles and took the alternative route...
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    Health issues following the Camino

    Firstly, if it doesn’t improve you should seek medical help. We finished 10 days ago. We took 38 days with days off in Pamplona, Burgos and Leon. We are still in Europe doing the touristy thing and fortunately didn’t have to rush back to work. I have a recovering blister on my heel that can’t...
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    Shipping gear ahead

    Speak to the baggage transporters who pick up bags at albergues. Ours was sent to La Salle Hostel in Santiago. We sent it from Pamplona and paid 50 euros. We picked it up after 5 weeks. There were no storage fees. You can even book to stay there after your walk when you know when you’ll finish
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    My reasons for the pilgrimage

    I agree
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    My reasons for the pilgrimage

    Ian and I have just finished our Camino last week. Before we started I said: 800km! I have so much to tell you. Every afternoon after our showers I checked his feet for blisters because he doesn’t complain. Every morning, first thing, I taped his feet, because he can’t bend easily, and while I...
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    Not what I expected but...

    Since reading your story Ian and I made every effort to greet and speak to every peregrino who was walking alone, thinking it might be you. Or even just to break the ice. We usually do, but now we did it mindfully. We will still be in Santiago for another two days. Perhaps we can meet?
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