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Yeah -- dogs are territorial, and the feral dogs seem to have recognised the Camino as Pilgrim territory as much as it's their own ; which was very much not the case back in the 1990s !! Big stick was highly useful towards them back in those...
I bought my third pair of La Sportiva ultra (white x-mark soles) weeks before the Camino in 2023. They were "exhausted" after the walk. Probably too soft soles, but perfect grip. The shoes were widely used as a preparation. I still had some...
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