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  1. Susanna

    Leaving on my first Camino in the morning & I'm terrified. Please help!

    Hello Elisha, You have choices. Get you pack carried for the first few days. Go slow .. don’t try to walk with you friends if they are going faster. I had severe pain in my outer ankle.. never had it before or since. It was a Camino special. Stay longer at the alberge .. you can if you are...
  2. Susanna

    Anyone need footwear/foot advice?

    Hi Greg This is a basic question .. My laces constantly work loose.. Any suggestions?
  3. Susanna

    Anyone need footwear/foot advice?

    Hi Greg
  4. Susanna

    Underwear for the Camino??

    Hi Chris, Icebreaker ..... make fabulous wool everything... It's extremely fine merino wool no itch, washes & dries overnight. Under ware extremely comfortable. It's a New Zealand company , made in China now but still high quality. You can buy online , from Iceabreaker direct or Outdoor Sports...
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    Advice on health matters

    Hi Vincent, I have a husband who could not possibly walk the camino ,he has AF plus an enlarged heart so a bit more serious than you. I think an assisted walk would be a better option like what has been offered to you so far. It doesn't have to be difficult journey, any trip you do will be yours...
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    What Size Water Bottle?

    Hi, I walked in Autumn and didn't need my camelpack I sent it back to Australia. Just used a smaller bottle and filled up at villages and yes most water safe to drink just ask the local people. I had too much weight in water!! The main thing is having your bottle accessable. Susanna
  7. Susanna

    Orisson---they want a bank transfer to confirm

    Hi Annie, I paid by credit card last Aug with no probs Susanna
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    Backpacks and poles = check or carry on?

    Hi everyone, I strapped my poles to my pack and had it shrink wrapped and checked in. If it was lighter I could have carried it onboard. Flew from Melbourne to Paris (n0 US) The wrapping stopped anyone from getting into it and made it a tighter item, no flaps to get caught on luggage carousel...
  9. Susanna

    99 days to go...

    Hi Brenda, I walked last year @ 57years young! Had probs with feet, heels mainly my pack was tooo heavy 10kgs !!! I think the best thing you can do is get your pack down to 7-7.5kgs once I did that I walked the whole 800kms see if you can get the kms with weight before you leave home!! Lots of...
  10. Susanna

    Hiking September 2010!

    Hi There, My friend and I walked the Camino September 08 we are in our mid 50s so your Mum should be fine. What questions do you have exactly?? Susanna
  11. Susanna

    Voltaren/Diclofenak warning!!!!

    Hi There. I had severe heel pain and would not have been able to walk the Camino if it hadn't been for Ibuprofen the Spanish 600mg, it felt like drinking 3 glasses of wine when I first started taking it but I got used to the higher dosage. It was a God send..... I had never had that pain before...
  12. Susanna

    Hiking sticks

    Hi There, I could not have walked the 800kms without my Pacer Poles!!!!!!!!!! Available Australia, United Kingdom. Susanna
  13. Susanna

    Getting to St Pied de Port

    Hi There, Just make sure that you spell the town correctly I nearly got a train ticket to another town as there is more than one St Jean. There are about 4 trains a day to bayonne then on to St Jean de Pied. Good luck Susanna
  14. Susanna

    backpack safety while leaving for dinner/shopping?

    Hi THere, I can agree with everything said here. I used a waist band inside my clothes ( the passport got rather soggy with sweat!) and had a bum bag to carry camera, credit card, & cash when I went off to dinner occasionally I would leave my camera still in my pack whilst I was at dinner...
  15. Susanna

    first timer from California

    Hi , A month of wearing hiking pants can be a bit of a pain!!( you certainly don't need a skirt in the churches.) If your skirt is very light light you may want one for a change otherwise give it a miss. Weight is THE most important thing on your Camino Susanna
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