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MesaWalker reacted to Lindsay53's post in the thread Need help deciding to bring or not to bring with
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Hi Nina, my 2c worth. Take the kindle. Always nice to chill out for an hour or two reading before bed ot when doing your washing. Take the smartwatch. Always nice to see how far you have come and your heart rate etc. Take the trekking poles... -
The night I spent in the Oseira monastery (which was at that time the coldest, clammiest place on the planet), there was a cyclist who arrived to spend some time in the monastery itself for a multi-day retreat. Their web page describes their...
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MesaWalker replied to the thread Oseira Monestery.By the way, if you can confirm when the last tour of the day starts at Oseira Monastery (I think it varies by time of year), you can show up in time for that, tell the person in the gift shop who sells the tickets that you'd like to attend...
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MesaWalker replied to the thread Oseira Monestery.I have never heard of anyone staying in the Oseira Monastery itself. There is a Xunta albuquerque onsite, which is beautiful and comfortable and renovated in one of the old, separate buildings on the grounds. That's where we stayed last fall...
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MesaWalker reacted to MARSKA's post in the thread Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!! with Like.
Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!! I will be flying from the US to Madrid, leaving tomorrow, arriving Pamplona the day after. I'm very excited to begin my 2nd camino. The weather will determine my starting point but in general I will be...
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The inner soles that I use as replacements offer much better shock absorption and generally hold the foot better. However the key question for an individual is “does this work with my foot?”. Using a different inner sole and/or thicker socks...
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MesaWalker replied to the thread Liner Socks.My advice on sock liners - what fits best given your feet, the volume inside your shoe, and the volume of your "main" sock, is what you should wear. I have worn sock liners on a camino with roomier hiking shoes and loved them. On a different...
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MesaWalker replied to the thread Guide to the Camino de Uclés — in Spanish and English.Thank you. I've sent a WhatsApp to Manuel.
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MesaWalker replied to the thread Guide to the Camino de Uclés — in Spanish and English.Do you have contact information for Manuel? I sent an email to the email address in the guide (asociacionamigoscaminodeucles@gmail.com), but haven't heard back. Im hoping to walk Uclés to Madrid without public transport each night (if...
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MesaWalker replied to the thread What do you wish you had worried less about?.I worried too much about the ability to communicate in Spanish. That's not about wishing that I had studied less - I wish I had studied more. But once in Spain, you find a way to communicate, regardless of your level of Spanish fluency (or lack...
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