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    LIVE from the Camino Damien on the Mozárabe

    Damn, that's quite the detour! Your feet will be screaming at you. Sorry if it's been asked before, what's that app you've using in the screen shots of the map/yellow walking trace?
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    A stupid washing thing..

    Furiously googling "reusable soap nuts"... 🤩
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    A stupid washing thing..

    That's what I use (the "honey" soap bar from Lush, which doesn't smell too strongly). I find the other solid universal soaps like castille to be harsh on the skin.
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    Morton’s Neuroma shoe choice

    Before my Altra Lone Peak, I was likewise wearing Topo Athletics. Mine were the men's model Ultrafly. I found them *almost* perfect, but after a time, the curled-up toe shape was creating problems for me. Short distances, they're fine, but for longer walks/hikes, I go with my flat Altra. You...
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    Morton’s Neuroma shoe choice

    Hi! I have dealt with a Morton's Neuroma for many years. Insoles, no insoles, podiatrist, physio, maximalist shoe, minimalist shoe, met pads, soft soles, hard soles. Etc, etc. I've been trying my best to avoid the needle/surgery as the doc isn't convinced it will help. The Keen brand was the...
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    Class of 2021

    I, too, am hoping to walk a camino in the fall this year (2021). Starting mid-september, we'd leave Cahors and finish the last half of the Le Puy Way, and then if all goes well, we'd go on to walk to Santiago. We likewise reserved our night in Orisson, as a marker on our calendar and something...
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    Tips for the long distance flyer

    Physical comfort: earplugs, held in place by a buff around the head (which also serves as eye mask) water, water, water (makes you move and helps keep away DVTs...friend had this once, scary!) shoes off and I don't care who complains 😉 take the time to wash your face and teeth with some...
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    How do you wear a hat with a backpack?

    Have you tried a combination of baseball hat and sun shirt with a hood? It's what I do when a hat is not practical. The hood is deep and covers the side of your face well. Something like this! Good luck
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    Morton's Neuroma

    I got my two neuromas (one on either foot) in the army, running for years in too-tight shoes. I tried everything except the surgery, and only three things helped: 1) the calf stretches this specialist suggests, 2) metatarsal pads (the felt or wool ones, not the foam as they become too hard for...
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    How do you train for the Camino?

    🤯
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    A layover in Canada , coming from the US

    I did not know the flight from Mtl to Lyon is shorter than to Paris! Will furiously google. ;)
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    First time Camino Frances Sep 2021

    My walking companion and I have done the same thing as you: pre-booked SJPdP and Orisson (mid-September). We'll land in Cahors, continue our interrupted walk to SJPdP then onward to Santiago, feet willing 😆 We're leaving from Ottawa! Fingers crossed things will be open and enough folks will...
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    Do top bunks stop bed bugs?

    THEY CRAWL DOWN WALLS??? 😱
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    Do top bunks stop bed bugs?

    I have looked for an answer in other threads/comments but haven't seen it addressed specifically. Would sleeping only on the top bunks save one from bed bugs? How high can these things crawl anyway? 😳 My only (anecdotal) reference was in Conques on the Le Puy route; myself and several walkers...
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    LIVE from the Camino October 2020 Vezelay Camino Impressions

    Hello, I've been following your adventures for so long. I didn't even know you are a member of this forum. Glad to see a fellow Canadian out and about and hiking. Have a wonderful time and I'll see you on YouTube :) Oh, a question: did you have a hard time booking a flight out of Canada and...
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